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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Before @barking o your a<lvohrE, yotr mcl trstddenbe yN oM sttntths md wealmM. Youe .lie io dis@q your hitial sE on pas6 r,fIj ln@ is an ,r'@rrlE Sr&r, whi.h ye may le iolKrd the deraiLs ot ydr rdvmtlF On yotr wi!rind bo€ fo! @!din8 th€ <G oI you ablut6.You e advisd €ither tb re.ord you sco6 on the, d@,!re sr4r in p€ncil or to mate photocopi€s ofthe rhftt for 6e in futrE advenhG.

Skill, St.mina rd Lu.k

Evd if yd ruve Ea.t . Fi8htinB Fdtaly BdebmkbeioE, pl@ frd the ioll*ins s6tid tuGrlt dyd win s dEt ytu athibub aF h,ndled difd.6dy in ihE advatE !o h@ rhey m in m6st olh€r

Roll one drce Dvide lhe nub€r rclled by z tuud-int rractioN up Add 7, Cvlng you a rotat ofb€tw.en3 and 10 Enter this total in r.he srlr bor m lie

RoU hao dice Add @ to the nhber olled, givingyou a tol2l oI b€fws :2 ad 2. lnter rhh lotal in rhe

Roll m dic. Add 6 lo 0E nmbc., givin8 yN a totaloI b€tw@ ? and 12. Frkr rhtu total in th€ LUs bor.

For I11r5@ 6at wil be dplained below all yourkoe will dhg€ .oclolly duing the advmhr€ lo

come. Y@ mst keep d acculate @rd of OEsesoes/ dd for dis pason you are advisd to Mitesall in the boxes or to k@p fl erarer nddy. Butneve! rub out you l"rli?l ssres. Althou8n you naybe awtudcd addihonal smL? srNrN! dd LUGponts, th.ir totals may never eKe€d OFn Lridsores" excEpi on those ccdioft whe OE bexr

You sdrl relle..ts ydr e+€!i$e in combat, youdextqity dd agility Your sraMrNA K€ r€ne.ts hownealthy ad physicaly fii you aE You Dc( s.oEindrates hov lucky you aE.

BattlesDurng you advenbre you wiil oftd dcomtqhNt e c€ahfts L\at will attack you, md you yourFlimay .hoGe t draw your sword aAaitrt m enemyyou .h&.e a(ss. In some su.h sihEtioru you maybe givo special options allowinF lou to deal wjr! rieencohhi in m unusud mtue4 bur in most c6stor wil nave to resolve battles as d6cnbed belowlnier you opponentt sclr andthe first vacani Encouber Bor on ttu AhentureShsf You should rls nake a not€ ol my spectalab ities or inshuchons/ which m miqu€ b fiatPalhcurar opponent. Then IolLow fiis sequm.el

L Roll both dice Jor y@ opponent. Add irs smlsor. [o tie iotal roled, to find its Afiack SrrenSrh.

2. Ron both di@ lor yo6e4 tlm add you @rsnLL scor to tnd you Aftack sEengrh

I. il tbu Atta& Shength is higher tha your opp&nd(r yd have woDnded it prcced ro slep 4. Ifyou oppolEtk Atta& shenSth b hiSher thanyoE, it has wonndd yd. pdeed io srep 5 IIboth Aitack Shgth hotar! d tlE sft, you haveavoided or paried €ach othd'3 hlows: start a newAttack Round 6om st€! 1 above.

+ lou have wouded yod oppondt, e subtraci 2poinrs lrm iE srAMrN! soF. You nay ue ruc(h@ bo do addihmal dmage (w Lxd *ction).

5 lo{ oppmt has wouded you/ so $bha.t 2poin|: lrm ym sdNA score You naywLU.(to ftdu.e the los of 5IMNA Ge ruc( *cnon).

6 B€gin tLe n€it Attack Romq srarting agu * shp1. Ihis sequ€n.e .ontinues dtil Lhe sr MINA reol eidtd you or yotr oppmmt m.hes ze, whichm€m deafi. If yM opponat di6, you @ fFeto contiqqe wid| you adventuft. If you die, youadv€rtuE mds ad you mnst slart al1 ovd againby q@tog a new chdada.

Fidting Moft Thn Oh€ opponent

h sne situatioN you hay fFd youEelf fa.ing morer.han one pdson o. cmtG a combal Sometimeyou will trdt th€n as a single opponen! sometimeyou wil be able to lighr edr in tum; ad at othertin€s you wiu have to 68ht then aU at the eme tim€lff th€y de tu€at€d 6 a si4gle opponent, the combat i!ffilved nornaly. wlcn you ar itutructed to lignttou oppolEtt @e at a time th€ .onbat is eolvednofrally - eept drat on€ yd defeat d eneml, r.\e

tdcad@whtdr@ rofighj:Arbd y4r.lDqtar8.t e in r llm.] b.nle. AgairEi ey addni@il

l,oF rl.th€ouk@.t idr fth addftidrd.dv@ry

Lq<I

ar varioB tlne duing ytu advmhli, .ither inbartld or wh6 y@ w ac odEr Eitu.tioc inwhich yd 6urd b€ eilhd Lu.ky q UrJudy (.i.r.&or dE R gv6 i. tlE Flevar paEghphs), }!utuy w LU.r lo F.t€ tlr. outc@e noF f.v@bt.to yd. But b€waEr Using LUcr ir a nd<y bush6s ddif you e Unlu.ky, th€ Eeulrs codd be dilrskousThe pfteduE td l6rint ydur I/t worlr s iouowr

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'l@ Ety hbP|@dryillb.sh.,

UsnS Lu.l tn Bthl6

ln certaln pragaphs 'u

will b. iol.l io T6r !d,L!.i, 6.1 you wil rhfl find dr rhe .d.qumc6 otbeing Lu.l9 or Unlucty, HoweEr, ln b.m6, y@.le.F h!@ dE .pdm of Ehg yd !uc4 .ithe. roilrnidn@si6dtu.F.o mcppotbt tohrv.irst wMd.d, d to nininj* rlE .t e$ ol . w@!d

It ya have jue wowded e .'pFiEr, you my 16l!.rt la.t a .leib€d .bov€- { yd E L!.ky youh:v. in lkLd a w* rcun4 d.dur & dtr. 2Poinb fr6 y@ oPF|hr's irtq 6c. Il youe Udu.ey, h@e4 yru bld dny @tch6you oPponmE md y@ d.d{ct only r po[f 6odyou oppddrs srMA (i.e., irde.d or ering th..(ful2 Fints of d,nate, t@ t@ se o y|).whawn y@ yNEIt aE wmd.d in .mb.r, ,bumay lbl yo* rrct to Ey ro minihir. dE wo6d. Ityou de Luk, yru oppon nfrbl@ or y Br,a6 you,dcdu.t 1 polnt 6dr the ddate you rubln. It tou& Ur udy, ytu woud is a siou om ,nd youh6l&dul1dinreN poi du y@ yornd

R.ll@b6 yd musr subn*i 1 point non you ruq<@ och tllEiaT6, wlr t!d.

Md€ About You Atiiil'utei

slYou sml tuF my dEge (@srdElly duin6the cou* of you advghN Frm time !o time aPdaSraph nay give irehuctios !o in@ase dd{re* you eroLL $ore, but it may not eKe€d ilsJriti.,l valne unls you @ s!{ifically imElded [o

At vdioE tmes .luhg 'tu

adventuft you will b€lold ho T.sr ,!!r Shi0 Ihe FocedG for thb G ehctlyd\e sme as tha! Ior T6rin8 yo,r t .t rcI t{o die. rdE nuber reId is equal to d 1e$ thd you (rlrlmtsnl score/ you hav€ suc€€d€d jn you t6t md OFresult will go tn yof lavtu If llE tunber rclled ishi8her th6 you cmnt SKLL {oF, y@ will havefailed the test dd wiihave to srJfe. op coequences.\lMever, adike Tdtkg youl Lu.& do nor subEad 1point koh you s(Lr.a.h time yotTat your Skitl

You cm rcslore lost srNrN! by .ating meals orPrcqsioN lou srari the gane with enough fo! 10Meals, dd duing your advmtu you will be able toobtain nore You must t€? ha.k of now mdyPovisiN you have lelt by 6lJng

'n ihe details in tl€

PNvisioN boi oi you /d@,rr shesr. ladr timcyou €at a meal you may restole up io 4 points 01nAMrN , but yd nust lmenb4lo deduct r M€arftom yor mainin8 ?iovisio6. You nay stop andeat rrovieios at dy tim qept wh4 you are

Lu*

Additions l,o you ruc sore may b€ awarded in theadve hft whd you hdve bes particulally tortunateor c€ated you oM lu.k by sone action Details aFgive+ wtsF appftpriale, in the lalaglaphs ol thehbk. Rem{$er that, as wiLh snr dd sr MrNA,you ru.( scoE may tuver er@d its httl value,ur 6 dle iexi speificatly isku.ts you to dre

Chmge Points

as you wil soon discover, you ap about to mderSoemetlrin8 oI a trasfomari@ as you mdertat€ d€advoture anead oi you Although it wil not meddythhg io you just yet, $e late of L\is chesp i6nonitorEd in t(ms of cNcE points You srart yodadvmhrE wiL\ a cMNc! sde oI zerc Howeveadtring Or advdhft this total will inwitably h@ase

Sttnitu

You st^MrN^ {ore wil .h4g€ a loi .lumg youradventure. It will dJop 6 a Fr t oI wouds gainedthmugh mbat, orby faung roul oI t aF an.l piitals,andilwi al$ drop aitd y@ perfom ayparticuldlyaldu@s tdk. If you srNrNA scoE we! ialls ro zdo,you nave ben killed od should srop Eding thebook imediat€\r B.ave advattEs who wtuh ioP6uc dEir quest nust rcll up a new.haractd dd

bu( n.\ay ale de@a*Nasionally KNp a caPrulnore ol your dt@r numb€roI.H^N6E potnli

'n |ne

appmpnate bor on tour,4?nrr/r. sn.d One dFhanslorhllron b€8us, your c

Equipm.nt .nd ColdYou hgin your adr.nlure wirh $mc b.slc .quipmcntlhal tou sillne.d lortht.hillcn8.nhead oftou Youato amtd qith a skord nnd nrc d6€d in lcarhiamou.Youl\iv.rbi.kpmkhhold tour Povi5io6,Cold tiNcs nnd int ttustrrsororh€r itdhsyou mrflind alon8 rhc Nty. Yotr ile cirry r lantcm nndtindubox. ft nnd out hoB mrny Cold PiRLs wirhwhi.h yo! bcgin your vcnrup, dl No di.c rndadd 6 io rhc nuhb{r olldi Nor! rhL roit doNn fOr Cold lllrc boi on rour Airy,nr. Slhi Yoursword and lantcmrhould b€ nored In rhc Equpncnrbo&ir nustrny orheruslul rlensyou nay a.qurr

Altenativ€Dic

Tf you do nor Mv. a pair oi di.. hi^dt drcc blls ircpnnled ihDuShour the bst ir rhc botrom of ttFpa86 Fli.khB Epid ly through lhc bok and sloppinSoni piScwill Biveyouarmdondi.chll. If you nftdloollonlyontdi.e,ftadonlyihc lirsl prinr.d diccr iltwo, lotnl th{ lwo di.. sydb.li

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BAD MOON RISINC

It ws madnes em b tnink thar you @uLl nalctohen€xrv ngeb€ropnightfal. As dEk d6qded,what p6wsd Fu ro kave rie rud 6d attempt botar€ a sholtat truouEh the $fio@ting foEst? AnerPenaed sod-fodnre yd 6ay b€, but toubrd! b&vado has got the better of you this hm rcmd fo. all, You h@rt b@ts a ta$oo of n@r pdic inyor cbesr, you ngg€d bEathbg Esps louruy iny@ ears Yo\r qucl4 your ste!, just d yd k Mtrat th€ @atures ltEt aF huting yd @ quictaing

You @ h€d rhe wolw€s pantinA d they ftr! esny*ering pa€ wi& yd. Th€ ni8ht do*s ir! a shorneFnt shmud oI ddkn€s. You kip owd €xp6ed heroots, the m(n - mly a matt* of nighrs away lrombein8 tun - .6ting ils si.k1y tight o!u8h naked,black bmch6 above. To ydr agitated mind dE rt€6sed [o daw aty@ with skehral ]'lack fing€E

Suddenly the adFalin run of pai. is replaced bythatofd€sperate hope as youekhsiSht ofa llicrdinSliShtbetus 0E loomu&lenes Es it my b€ mmd€ thd a lone guttenng cddlef,ft, but to you iti! a b.iurmt bea@n of nop€ mi.l th€ bla.kGs. Iheright is shdrg lron the winrlow of d kolat€d hut,dd suddenly yd leel th@ js a .nre you night yet6ete dre @el labe that th€ m@.!in8 night *eru

A howl als thrcqgh the.hnl night an, a norhtultud ttut lrea the bl@d in ytu reiB. Y@imedar€ly sluble !o a halt the dinal qy @nefron sonsheF doF bJi lour r€at Fcing, youbEattug snalow od fast, you s"h rcun4 smuiigln€ oppeeire ld6t Id the lelt-tale si8ls that youkDw hst be thft. And tha you se then, a dozhbhzing-Ed ey*, sndldding lit oale, walchirg

Grcwljry t]E mrv€r 6link inbo th€ mmli8ht in nbntoI you. IIE mimh hav€ a leail hungry r@t, theirErey pelts $abrcus m.l pahht dr.t eaFtips p€$edlow agast tIE! sklJs, [F GDng bact 6@y.nryed, sla@g lags. Dann€ ryioDs glanes@qd, tEu realse, !o you horcr, that you ft

You usheathe yM sord, the blade shining 6 itshdes lrm it8 oited larh€r rabbad You best ltsrei8hr in yM hd4 howinS that it is oiJy a mtte!oI n()Mls b€lo€ yd wil be ior€d ho li8htlor yNlife. In that aoMt, yor mind is sadd€rny awndeithmehorisof O€ lstfewmmths. .

Gmlrhg weary or th€ .onJortable sffity oI theplnis of Iqp!&y ad rd.lleran4 you vmtuedMth nbo that cloud-cappaq nosdtittd Falm ofuJoryiving noutan pealG arxl beodiry fd€6tsdEt is Mauisratia The pettily leudng prinotaliGoI that d€adly ldd have hisbiies as long ,nd d

bl@dy as oEt of the Old World teu P€ople talt inn!6hed ton6 oI L\e vMpiF tir& of Mdwais udlrE ghoulish d@th<dE oi Bathdia, No ldd i! noEbeighd dd a@scd thd that ot l-upEvia, A chpL.€ ot prineval hoerai$, ddt Io€E rd misrshoud€d nodan4 it i, eid to b. hauied bv tlEspinb oI th€ Etl6 ddd. The mtchd natiE foltof that iand stsu8Arc |o .t. out dd th. h.e*rlivin8 Irem its thin sil atd Eaularly su(.r th€pEdatim oI rilrt dimb. Only tp t@lhardy ori|rff wouH (hG [o willinglt pd bq,ond itsbods dd dtu $ar dtul.le @ln. An<I yet h.Gyou m d dE wry edge or Lupdvir, and su<lddlyderything yotr hay€ as h@rd .boui rhal plaem$ reniryinslyur...A ffir noF ntucina md bl@drhilrg thd any

'bu ldve yei hedrd 0lis hatetul rutht brhgs yd bxt

to dre plEnr md 0E diE MhrE oI yd pEdi..-mr. Thewolv6hdt6m PushinE asid.ln. olnerel6 6 it moc Arcoah dre p.ck b OE u-.louhbbl€ l@de lt is Golht 60r . hm6t in lhemshedflt light oI EE mm, whi.h hm8s like .moh€r's dp*wakh dd€ in th€ pall ol nighr.Y@harenwds its lik b€6o8.

The c@tuE is h!ge, . mNtrDur bea3t lwie ote si2roI my othd kltl in lh€ pa.r. Ib Flt u urierly black,apart fton th€ one l@t srEat of grey fi.t ls IrDnthe top or ib hea<l a[ the way rlon it3 bacl Ihe l@kof *n int6ti5 in its e'€, $m€thin8wholy lllwtuElin a wolt Mething a.lhost inhuhuly huhrn- A

8!ttu.l gEwl liat sFalc of y@ ilrmirEt ddi6eris IroF d€ep within its chest md lne wolv6 begnrt) hove agair Wiih ddth Ei.cled n iE ey€s, dEgEat eou PEPsE io Pou@.

1j

wlih lle wou pa.r srddily dcing in on you, ad opgEal wolJ t6ed €ady bo atta.k in a jstdt, you mgoinS !o hav€ to act f6t ad ue a.[ yN .wing lfyou e eve. BoinS !o 8et out oI this diF sihration

Trny6uba&on0€wo andtrytoMforit? Tmlo4l

Stand you grcmd md pFpe to meet|lle Bla&Wor's inelitable attacF Tm to 65

S€ize tlE bitiative md duJge tl€ wolf? Trm to 47

9Dr?ne$? Silrercs? She nust be ta&ing about d1eSilve. Daggq

'tu toud on the body of dE Aoblin

L\el Quickly you t te out the tl@ning blade. ThesprddQu€h's ey6 praciically bulg€ out of her head6 the eight bla.( orbs carch srghr ol ine &gg{Surlerina jn the 1i8hr ol lhe crystal lomatioN. 'MysharFesr My prfty snvdes| sne shriek 'Cjve itro me, thi€f. Or shail I haw€ bo lale it Eom you?' Shesh Lls towaJds y6u ovar the desi.cat€d huks ol mmdd dwarfs tlEt litter the ioor of ner .hdbd. Ii youwdt hd Omw Op mdste. th€ Silver Da88er, tum bo67 If youchotretotRpatiShthoLtof it,hmto162.

thexplicabl, some0rmg starfs to claw at you isideyou chest ar l@si thais what it feels lik€. Ydu.ryout in pain as you double up, bui fie cry OEt cdmtson yd! thrcat is nore Iile a lupim h@1, and that's

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4anor dll You cm I*l tur brBtlhg on yod lae dd Rit api{amg on *E rxct€ or )Dqr h$dr, while lhe tipso{}@66sElt h an<l BhaFth.n€lve. (Add 1royou tucr koF.) Il1e garh.dd dr@s lolr tapand b*e a sEp bacb ap.n fis fte Marei 'A[' henl|g, ?a mltuE v\ih hi{h1 tot ft o, th@.'Y@il,F al hm in stmed d4mdti thb B not theq.tm you would hav€ €xp€hd .v\re .,[ hrv€ N@r5, do ve not?' lhe Mdter syt giqt You aruL€d Irin 'Bul I thint we hiEht hav€ a phe toryd, within N Canvale - thal E, |' yd would liletDjoin 6.'rt y4 acpt rhe M,sr6t off€r (tum ror5) ordE[m his invil,atid (tum to 5o9)?

Has, tlE ytuB nd tou ftr ar Th. GibD.t Ttc,eid thar his siskr L€i*l hrd M a*.v to ioin rh€C2hivale It $ftlv d t be . oiftid.re. thii hElb€ tIE Eav€lling dru h. ws t ltinB about. Youlm€rntE tl,s'wods de.n': Rird, EmLsque andmbF,'wa hm h. d&ib€d it. Ytu hrve b admitthat yd ft intriSuad- Do ytu wat to pay lheak.ft f€e dd der 6. Cmiv.l€ now in tn€ hopeoI findins out moP (hm to rti), or would ylu r.fierwdit dtil 6frd d..t .nd dld tho sd.r @er ofd.rldre (tum ro 43), o. w@ld you ather hiv€norfiing ro do widr ihe prrc (tum to 16)?

5You do not have to walk fff lo @dr lhe lls. Wthlh€ d8k depming Nud,ou, you b.gin to €xploErheh by tw'ljght. Ya pa betws tublhg stone

wa[5 - what.v€r@f theyhi+l @e have suppordlong gd€ - md b@tn brok€n aEhe inlo .lirro@Ed chub4 op6 !o th. set hotr now !o *lrryhB bcd6, mtipede dd vmin. Who bu thisplace - yo find tolEu woftlerin8 - sd whal wmt@ heE?r4hF lhe ruiN desde loxt'sseoiBhold,a $dE's nid..ea, or $n€ holy Emple dedicatdlo. now-Ior8otien d€ily? TheE is 6e thine yd c..rld ot howdd Evil holds dminid hrft now.Lukbg shadows *6 b chd8c JEF.nd movefte lqEd you dploE rhe ruiN uE md inh'p dEr*lilg bRom€ tnar lh.E i! d evilptulingEin8withr thi! plae,d.t il i5h.ringtd f..l imingryq@mlortabl.. Do y@ wat io d.pan dF ruiG wnr}ot turth{ del.r (tuh ro !a), or win you FFist wirhFu inv6rig.ti6 (tun l,o t49)?

5Ufting the l.rd! y@ p6h op€n rhe h@vy dod of T'.6ib!., TE. Ihe M s'gD vhich depicB e enpty8.llow3 *.fold ad mging l1@, @ls ru5rny inlh? nitht-btE@ abov€ you ShuftirS th€ d6! yd6tq th€ bd mh b€yond. It is rclativ€ly lar8e wilh anunber oI Lbl6 dd chaic dotd aoud, but, otherth.n you, th@ apFaE !o beonlyftothd sbm€c. Youg !u with d inl€Mly trioG €xpBim mhstrc Ih€ l.st ehb€6 oi a liE rhoddd in dre ErateBhidr G sl into a lal8e .hirnne.y bedt. strndingbehind the bar is a blubb.ry, bnd-hdd€d nm whonyou lak to b€ dle lsdlord, luglbri,.udy rubt'in8 al.nl.d with Ore srirrs olhis 6thy apd, dd a girl ofno hoE dlan .ichhe€n o! ninetq, whoe blact h.n

F-l Fr-l

ie d dt€mpt m€s, nd ndt €yes s|anry inbo uredyin8 ceb of dle iirc No me sp€als, nuljng fiewhhingof thewind intneave denmoF unFtdrg.Anight at m im su.h tu dlis shoddn't st moE tld. dpl€ ol Gold Pie.s, but you cd im8ine touwould r€ceive a wmer $rl.on€ r6n a pa.l oIsnry wolv€s n 0E clodep MMtaitu in mid-whter Do you wat to spmd what remitu of ttleni8ht at Tla Gritbs, ?'e (tum to r3r), d w6!rd youpFf€. b nsk a night out m the n@is udd d\e stds

7B€hg hindnn not to Fhrm !o dtrheE you h:vealr€dyben, which n@r wil you now er?loE?

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reain8 Stri8oiva, you 6.le yod way [own& rheddt spu oI k€€s that delireabes tlE @tdct dt iloI th€ Io€L Gdl€d and h*ist€d tE6 arh <'E dEparn b€fi{en ther', iorndng a loliated hmer thatldds into th. dePttu of the woods letRs d1eftwded hu&t and dukhinAlrdctB, dE IoEt isd ddl a6 at dEk. o.dionally you hed dre tuittdolbi.dsong o. d€ disr.nt shtiek oi l loEs{ ainal, butyou F rcthhg. The fost ntu s ucamy quarity hoit tlat re /ou. It hs all th€ ahrosph@ ol 0Fw@dlands of fairy tar€s dd Io&-1ore. IlE dimingof ilE halt-light rhat Fftha[e5 did lar bamth thehe€s teus you thai rotht js on ite way. AdennS oPsstefore yd ad you find yoUer looking .t thehiror black eudace oI a w@dlmd p@1. Trac* ofvateFwed tral lne surfae anid pahn€s or tlti.k,slime€@ algae. The pool is a goo.l hudEd yardsacss but in the twiliSht you 6 *e tlEt tlE sha8glyparh you d lolowing whds iE way Nud th€edge o1 th. rake to the ld side As you pFp@ to seto( again, the eud ol singing drins to your eF overlhe waher. It i5 a ritin& wordles hrre that sp@ks toyou of m€bn.holi. ldeliGs dd a dep, dalk$@w RoU two die. r dE hotsl rcled is l€$ thd o.eqDar ho tDu @t (]t,Nc ffi, tum !o 64, II it is

9Follwirts th. h4!d thFuSh rtE Far

'd @E ro

a srr- ov. It6r uhidr . roi.l of EQ tubl6d dwrrd' fiow wiu yd orca6 w? W l @60lLw

'Ih. nrwl ton whcl €maB asuly !r!6d u€ll? Tq b.r.

Tt. cobw.tsphltaEd p.$g€w.y? Th!o;;rk'turequrEhmd? TM ioTo

wiU $fia iEls.d d.ma€ b rdN poinEhrh*dEn trE Eud r) d rlp p@ neal i! ininiGt to dEir

t rE

rid. Th€ Silve D.Bq wiI .L hm dE Und6dhr eX rny aE tu urd I ruN Fin6 oa

N@ go,' dEC@Et@da6ttFq k6ElELwe P6ing thtuth lvLo

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h..d ndrh inb rh€

8y tE tiN F! hlw ftLr.d tuth inr! rtE tulls io theddrL fdtelil! .huct@, nttht h! FoFrly 6J€nsd rhe n@ holdr ddirud ow fi€ la.d mohoE The p.lh b€rw@ th. F.t6 cUmbs a Nky

Fint d 8.b16 .nd squl toy6 of lnorhd skr.rurwithin dF .bpL* Yd .E lrindbS in ft@r ot .tiu(t, and seutd, o.I rld. To ft rid. a tallow,Lt

Arrq h.r 6 I&r o, Erdin& $d yilh D€ds oatuqish s6t pri.lljrg Fu bw d6pit rIE 6ld,

Ulrich ruddenly o6 @i,'ova h*l I've loud ill'You hurry !o rhe spot wh€e dE w@dslfu b srandingb6ide the bole ol m aging oar. Grcwina lheE ie theplani hoM ar beladoNa, or deadly nighlslude theh€ft you have ba so derFrately *ljns. Qxictlyyou pick a nddi ol spli8s ad pop rhen Dto you!heth, But beladm js posonous and eating ehehalcs you sicl (lose 2 srMrNA poinLt). By doing s,howev€r you hnve also slowed tne advace of thelycdthJopy thbugnout you sFten (subEact r pohtfDn your clrNc! mre). Yet, dFpite this, some sitths6c tcus you trt it iN't leen mouSh to rid you ofyou! rmicbon artoBEthd. Unl6 you 6nd dothe!mor eff&tive l]]F, yoD ft still 8oin8 ro hrm into asou $e npxt time OF mln t tuL WiI you now *tolf aft€r th€ wor pa& (hm io 423) or go in *arch olCrddmorh€r&kova (tn [o rd)?

rl-r4

You sp€nd a esd4s niaht in your tuom, kept awakcbystange and disturbng noi&s Orat fil you wilh arnse or dEad. thep F drc dattcrinB of hooves on6bbles, shrill whinqnna, crazcd .a.klin8 lauBhtet,rd the noaning of an unearthly gald. Con. themornin& you I*l just as iiEd as you did on otirin8ro bed dd in your weake.ed state, your intr wolfgams a 8ftater hold on tour body (add r to yolrcs^NcE s.ore). You leave ?r Cibb.l Tr.r withoutqing motld e ad Fi off agair along ihd roadnorth a.rcs dr€ noos. Tum to 69

EmerSinS fron dre tmel, you ente! a vasr chanbcri natural stone caordril dep wiLhin tne Gl of

Sund€Ed Peak Hnnsing did th€ stalachtca.usFnded rrcm rhe Imr of dr.av€m ac pendulous,ilk-wnpp€d egg-sG, lilo L\F made by spidc6,llrhouSn each of rheF E e bt as a keisur€ .hesr. As\ou crcs the .hanbei you detd movem€nt above!ou Lookin8 up inro ihe gl@n you R *veral or lhci$ split opm dd the SEni spid€r lElchlings dmerSo.Er.h has a distinctive set of marLin8s on its ab.lom..,m thc lom oI a grimhg Deal{s Hcad, and d..hhit hcs wilh the hstincrive d€sre to hNt Rdll on.JR and add 1. ftis is the hrt:l nmber of spidcrllt hlings rhar attack you Each of ih€ hatchlinS! his.hc sanc strtistics.Iight the emeBins spiderhrgs one

CIANTSPIDERIIArcHLING s(nr6 sraMrNAl

you MaSe to baftle tou way thrugh lne harch-ery whi.h rcute will you tale out ol the v6t cavem

A hlm€l wifi its kair l:lmin8 witiwate.? Tm[o4os

Aste€ply indined cl€ft in d€ wall? Tm !o 31Amw, hrjsting passge? Tm[o415

You spend the next h{o .lays h the plea$i conprnyoI the Cmivale lolt as they bEak camp md set otralong rhe md e6r oui oI Balci lou lel Ered andlefteshed, dd noF pcitive about your whole stu-ation Tte llmttlhg trmfdmanon you undeMotalso Ev4ed ilse[ mme dah the next day. (Rsror!! to 4 srM^ polnts dd 1 L!c( point.) Anotherday o^ tne road brin8s you Lo L\e iown oI va+dhoiAs th€ citu io]l start etting dp Io. dothd seri€s olshows, you tllank tlr€ Cdivale M6t€r lor his Bmd-o6iry of spint but [en him s.at you m6t be m youway, dd so weder offinb tl|e tom. Tm !o 50o.

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You .one b rying in a otd stone cell llt by a singledicksin8 oil-rrfrp. Awffies rehls me qui.dya you hea a dirdertin8 chimping sourd. You ftnot alorc n the &1. Betwm yd dd lhe celr dodhtde tuo golesqnely dergftm @ckrach6, SaPnlg thei! anleMae togethd dEy move tMards ydYou are going !o have to fight Ord at El€ me time.

Fi$TCIANTCOCKROACH z 65€ondGIANTCOCKROACE 6 7U you &feat dr calmache tou Baag€ to b€alEE ruted loc! 6f th€ cell d@r dd, opdg it, lindyoURlf in a sbberra@ pasagewat To tEu nghtEE rcEido. (@6 to a dead od, You @ eitner6l@ ii left (tum to +1), o. rale dothq pdsge OatN Frysdicnra to rhis ore skaiSht alEad of you

BrddGhrg the holy symbol in front ot the va mpE!6us hq ro €o'1, duowina h€r heds up s i.ont orh€r fa@, sptting like a w dat Thro 245

13-19

Irle eva8e Shuck is upon you. This dpnd doE haststuris€d would'b. pilSrihs m.Ljns tne joumcy rodp lPaling shrinc oI Saint Cru.ius fo.lmg enou6h.Tmighi, ts Eign oI [.rcr must .om€ to m 6d.

SHUCK

U ihe Shuck witu the .osecuhve Atra& Rounds,hm ar once to ro. r yM battle with the hell-houndFads the s6tn atb.l R@d wthoui, @lu-tim, hh ro I. If you k op b€as. befoE rhen, luh

Itc p€ople of Wutrtrtcin have lcked md baE€dthcir d@rs and windows, hiding fron wlDbver it isdut E nakinS Lhc dFadful, Srowlhg you can hcdrho'ng alonS the vilag. skftrs. Your hacu6 ris{,rcur wolfish senses R.iling ir the pBence oIsmething beslial and mali8n. As you.ep throughd'e erily €mpty stuts, you hc peting and thcrape oI .laws on cobbl€srones. Shadows l6neoudashetom€r. soncthinS is omhS . Irisat rhatmodenr thar a gamt old nn stick his wild-h:rcd head out fon an auelaay and b€.kons lo youlith a lonS-naibd nnCei 'shan8.4 ir you wanr tolNe, .omc with me 'Wll you,

Fouow dE danSy b€g8ar?PftPm to fae whatever ir is thatt

TR to hide wrtlout the be88a1s help?

Th. ly.60uopy b sF.dny s?Edilg thDughoulyoq bo<ly sd chmgs m heina @ght at lh. @Eor y@ b.in8. ln hd, Fn€rxly th€ .llE of tErcrewou i! h*ing youphysi@lly ston8d {d noE.dept LRe you (]lqt md l,ih,?l snl &oE byI Point ert yd! .1ll@t ad Litial sr MN dcoE byI Poirt!, You m6t ale ill@* you cIlNGE ffi

to se a rtriling, platinu hair€d {6m, with sljra while r! lvory wEpped in a bl,.k ddrh sEph&rlin tlE @ld niEh an beymd th€ Fl,s - th€ CoutesIsold. ol Mru' A @el rmil€ spnads ac her

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Uoo.l-Ed liF Fedrin8 th€ poinb oI elonB.r€d fdgs&d sh€ FaNfE y@ oft me wi|n her Ir€frd-irint srare, lou mot help yolal. a, onpell€d by. P€rsusive voice iside y@ h€.d, you st€P loflaid,@n tie pindw, fld nvite th€ Coote$ lnro dreber.hdbd 'we[ done, ny Pet she PuB. 'Youhve *r€d me weu. Ever si(e $€ <lays ot the CadEhlehal I have sougnl pryq over these lands, but,ii4ks !o the ritual we enachd th.t nitht, $ nanyFaG a8o, Cout vdolac ot fie luling UouF orwulth has had pMer over me dd die otheE For asbB 6s he lived, md th€ dmon pFte<d hitr! I @uld

-t a.t a8aimt him. nor could S€rpsa th€ widow

AEnaca. o. rh€ Abbot But now thar vd, onc oI hisor linc, rEve dgpG€d him, I an ftE lD bt€ up th€Es of pdd .nd *i2 dEDl of a[ LuFvia You& in the dlrrll of dE vdpiric bdy of Mau, ddLv. b6 de sina dE b€wikh€d you in h{ towd50 il G ODt tl@ js mtlrinS

'ou d do to siop rE,

F! aF utterly uds hd.onkol. Cout vamlm mayb 8o@, but Lupravn w l main in th€ 8.ip of dil,.r v now under the rule of rh€ House of Mau md|n€ vanpies Isolde. You w sede her loyallyi tu h€rrolf+tual when it wn€d oEt, aS.inst .ll lhe odds,FU had beatsn the Cue oi the weEwolt the Cc.d tle VUDiE has thwdted vd at the last. You havebned in your nision. You advdhE B ovei

nith such a larg€ tarA€t dd atsucl i .l@ raige th@@ ncvc.ey qu6ridolyou n'ssirg.Ih€ rcd bui6G€lf d€ep ituide the hoe of th€ hurkjng golh but it

does not even slow t\e brute. With clankiiB steF Ishlks towdds you lt is at that moment that lightningsrikes the whdmll agai.. Scintjllathg tashs oIelenental energy explode aromd the laboiatoryshafterhg diab dd Ftting tuc to bar*s of ai.aeequipnent. All oJ this raw slod-fo.e finds its wayro the IEnE|jlg rod Lhat tou hald just plm8cd intothe golcm, with devastating efiect. Tlr mm-mndemonster shrddc6 wncrc it stdds, as dr tull Joi.€ oIthe slon p$ses through ils metallic components. Itsdead ncsh cooks to n lln.lcncd cirder whle rtsmetalic prts melt md tuse bAether Eventually ihcwhold ruin.d crcati.n bpples over btr.kwards and.rashcs onb thc lloor of rhe lrb.raiory Add I L!.(point lor dclating such a dangemns eneny UOFUIhaving kr rcsoit to physcal mnbrr and hm io 169.

23To youf leli rr ihe basp ol rhe aall, wheie ir mergeswith L\e natuDl ro.k fa.e, is a Srilled .ulverr, rhenst.d baE dad x h moss An unfleasmt odou, ablend oI raw elfluent and dmp rct, rlses lron thellnnel. Elen without you. lycmthJopy heignhed*n+5 rhesiinkwouldnakeyoueyeswaterYou testrhe Esistarce of the bars ad, wlth lttLe efiort, thcSxlle i1v6ls nr the hole You do not ld.y $1in8 thchigh, sheer rvall jn tont oI you h Or pit h ddktuss,nor, as tne Emperature dmps, do you fh.y spcndinganodrer ni8ht h thc open. so iJ you wmt to onter finpla.e you rc 8oi^g hr have to try dr. culve{ (turn to39) or ring the bcl (tum to 53).

'+-25

Takhg a liln hold ol the stones at the li! oi the prirou .aretully lowcr yourFu over ure ed89 down hrorhe darknes IhG N plenly oJ hdd mdiool holds1o be fomd bur oE stDn6 lining L\e pit ft slick withslime. Thc air in the shaft smells of damp, fmgalhntter ?sJ yorr Lr.k. lf you arc Lu.ky, you rca.h thebotton or dre pit sare\ (lxm to :2t. lr yon are

It is no good, the ly.andrrepy has your body wifih,6 .lawed grjp Nw Wth a yorvl of ntense, bonc-\r€nchnrg pan, your physicl fom reshaFs itsltt{own8 n herghr, linbs be.onnt longer, you pah'ror torted lealues Eivnrg rvay ro a hpne muzzle. You\trve becone rhe thin8 you have fonght so hard md'or so lon8 to thwtut You clothes and leather arnou:an no lon8er .ontaln you cnd8n8 bodt and apJhed along with you hunm skin, as rhe lairy wolf s1de rips through from i$id€. (Lose 2 LUc( ponir,ldease you .urrent and r,,r4l s{rL score by 1 Pontrnd you cunenl dd lrrlrtrl srAMrNA s.ore by 2roinh.) Diopping the weapon you wielded as :luman bcing, howling with bestiat raBe, still vaguelylvare thnt it is thc Coht Va!.ola. who has uLtimatelvrronght the Cusc of L\e Weiew.lf upon yor! in yourfutr lycmtlope lorm you spring at the Varolacrou, determned b era.t your Fvengc. Record therodeword Dz8,at. on your Adr,lrl. Srtui and hrn

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'Roll up'nou upl' the elfrnCanvale Master shouts,hE vore lik a town crier s, s@jng th3 t he 6 aboui h)lose a payin8 custone! 'Tane the savage Crendel,and see the lmatml cross behv@ Iefrale beautyand lapacious reptile tiar is serpensa the Snakewonan. Visit the haunun8Hall oi Mnrors, madel aith€ magi.ol thePuppetmaste.'s marionettes or..ossMadanezelda's hfld$ith gold to have her io€casiyour future. All the n0 ol rhe fayie is here ai theCaf nivale!'Youfindyo!6elf d.awn to the littleman'snsnerising 8azL., unable to tear your eyes away. nolLwo di.e. If the total k less thd or equal to you.cFnNcn s.oie, something makes you .han8e y.umind .rd l,ou d(ide you would like to visit theCainivdlc aftcr aU, hn l,o 114. U thc total k gie.tei,

Yon take another Ftup nrn ad md y.u boot abrupdysinks into ihe squdFy Eround up io you L\ign. Youmomdntum.ades you forwad widl your ots footdd lEn you aE up to ]our waisi in ihe shnkingcluiches of a pear bog. Cra$es md no$lave groMover thF patch olFaEhyground, hd,ng the dangeNdI ihe bog beneath. Asyou rwrsr and tum, ti}lng tosee a way to get yourseli out ol Lhe bog your bodylinks siju lunhei You are up to roui ches{{henyouspt th€ lenSd ol exposed root FrotrudinS lron aLus$ck ol grass on pnich a gnaned bush gmws'fry nB lo gajn any p uichase you .an f.on the gioundbeneath lour leet you Lean fotuard, strainingevery

23 29

i6.lc h m attempt to leach thc tut md pull\rur$ff ft€e. Roll dr€e dice. ff L\c total mled b less$m or €qual io you $eINd Krc, brm to 13. If the

:3As ihe sm !m itr coulF accr the heavos, youJinb highe! ihlough ihe wooded hilh and tie doudsJose r. Ouring you tEt you see not hai. nor hde ofne B€ast In fact you are baFly awaE ol ay si8s ofiJe ,n Lhis desolabe latulscape fte sound ot bndmnscaF.l long ago h Lhe woods ot rhe lowe! slopa. Yonrome in sight of m isolated larnstead As you take D$€ drcoping, nossy rhakh ol |ne larnhouF and L\eaeai de€lict nahft oi the tmbledonn outbuildngs,'sunder Mbles a(oss ttre hilltols dd the cloudsiuist. Wlrat starts s a shower b,lownpou wiL\in mirutes. Do you wdt l,o seek:helte! at trE m-dorn rm (hn to 53) oi w]l youad ba.l dd lphm l,o v&genhol (tuin to 433)?

29IL is alnost daM by 6ie time you male it away from'ne Camivale. Having t€rded to any womds youhay have Eeiv€d ad eaten a mcal (ifyou wish), youdEide thai it is iime to nove on ftom Balci altogcl\d.PrsinA on edr, ihep aF hvo rcutes you cm tale. DoI ou wanr to iravel on L\e open rcad towads tlp townJi Varge.nof (hm to qj) or would you raiher rollow$e weU won track rbai leads south-easi nto dre

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f.he tr..d! dnD, dnp, dnp ol nt€r dh6 .tud thcwate6 oi d; dn'tie .Iub€r Yd n@ findvMU tn. Fon€d in a mhrdl ho|lor in a! ckyhd b ! wid. pol ol shr?lyold, dFt l<Larw.t rl. *r dxl|6 it loks lila . b[r.I nittq, diltlutrd

I1E ttNel tcdible lhrcuth . Pitslikehol€ b th..avdn@rt Tuhrot

Thes!@lv it*Iin ddeft 6 lh.eall olr'.-i;? rlh ror.

The l||w6-fl@Ed hrutl wifi a.lmo6tEEgul{dF,re? Tsior.,

The wirdinc @rl.*w tmel? TuhlougIrteBEenctsral-nvmpasage-ay' TMtoTo

t,Ulrich b6.ls d(m b€tde the mre, sled in ! brUh font ol yd, Ieelng lor a pul* rt h.r thNt Ahom€hr lat€r hc 1143, his hod hdslnS, hb chln onhb.h6t Beiore h€ 3P€.ke yd knw wh.l h€ b 6otntb ey- 'w. ft t@ laie shc i5 8m€ ' Yd ito rct ne{<lL *t wr6 lh. old wom wG, enna FDb lh€moh6r yd sw th. otttge and hord Ultt.h uiierth. |l,ftGddhoth.r yelud a l6rnn PE|lmili@$rt thj! w* EE hom 6I the wis.wotu Z.tDv!,ll1e orc p.M who cdld hd! Ft, 6nd rcw dE isdod. Th€E 6 norhhg m w€ .a do h.E, hYhend,' Urrich eta 'But m {I .m8e GtednodErZ.ldrt mudd by hDhg dM rE d|€rl

5o wu *t ofi irb dE nidt re lle, d.rmitEd lo

-,io*l*twt lo-s-"d ad put & ad ro dE

p6l5 ol ddks b€twd th€ ts€. Bul tN! tim it irtlrich wio hls Nt to b. ils hrBe! The @.tuF ha3FenSed iLs hjrd Y@h.d a siclming@*n ddUnch hNIs in p.in a the woll sinkt it3 ts€rh into hist|h.t. Thd th€ w@d!M li€s still Y@ wakh,tozen td a nom€nt n dGh.li€vjrl8 hotr, d lhewou ri.6 Eon L'Lich's Pom lom dd yo! Q.!serhat it is now rldndins on its hind let, Onry the@atue $ a woll no longq lts body is shtP€d morc

ll€ thdt ol a M, althouttr ft i! ititl d.Ed in cNbldcl tur rnd h6 th€ llMi.b}eble mut ed .M-tip €d of a wor lt ha tqme rch.thing !l@ ttdbdlt .nd ls thd hue. LiF sllrg b.ct tEh lttblmdi€d lanar, dE BL.l l^lewoll Swb,lt bddnvoie ft'llof |l1.l@,{d hfttow.dry@. Y@ hw

TtE heasr wiu ror M h6 lhir 6thl .n<l y@ hll norlet n. One vry d

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ttAs yo 8u adrd thc ddmh.r, yN vnnm blsnm6Edly.td tha Efa|rc, dly nd 4dythjtgis srtfisd with a da8. gld. luhing tdds [.8i!?€{€d iA 6r im bad.rs d rh. wdL. lllr ir i6tth€ ody cn:n8e, yd e rc k 8d.lN.idE FikortEr FopL hrv. irin d }!u in tn. nu'L nE eadr sr.ft.ring a Gw Lel lrlh OE ed8. ol dr Pl(fr.in8 dE gaping hob. IrEy @ chnrint dr JldprF& ow rnd @.r, eF.i. word! rhrt l|ldmrhing b yd!but*ori!ofpo-.r tui.lld,Br nEe o'ynrs @r gft }Jnd ot invddd, tn€ rh@of llEn dhdngor ot tin. wirh th.lrvol€, dtlntm wrding |€@ oEt lilr th. vruliLrd .p@N@of lhsn apP€nF lob€.we ot Fu plw A!they .dlinu€ lh€u nle, you €m. ..cI ot th.individuals in tuh The fiEr uFn whon yd 8@lals is d athcrive, bl.cl.haiEd woM pnh Neyebw rais€d. She wea . Ev€alin& lowdt bLd

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bodle o<l l@ velvet 3bts, Nqt .Md rhe ciEl€ is. PhsDh-hilred youger woM sith sk*inSailtFrttc feotlE, h€r slih 6Bw hid.td baathdE dt.Fry of d v€lv.l..p€, IlE third js a non& ornylhe whit! lkin of hi! n

^d! md fle visibL oubid.l r

lEavy.<wLd hdbit lha lneF ie @tlEr 'ot|@r.tmg r nidni8hl-blk 8oM qbrideEd with

lrrF 6d m, She R!6 nll@ durN odsiru !F!rd hd Fk $tg6rina slE is a iniriarEot tE naic db. FiMUt lnd is a h!, Ey€r-lEiredtun, nu$dlny built.rd @ing a gdfi ruftl€d$in, oFr to dE w.i!t,.rd a @CEd velvel i-t€Lft. ha'r d{t h.ir ldb d a ducl hft aFurd his!Aould.r." r wrv. ot whiE h.ir lrminB thd8h itnlh uE hirldL ot hB forend<L ErI of rh. p@pl€it holdiry sernhg in dEr ha s nr eoLdrhtE jtrt tu holds ! lhinir8 swdil in 6mt ofhjr! is!p 6ting d ttE l+ ot tn. pil $th ft abnrpt

-don,h hub th sPqd into dr hh8ry bld mw ortu Pil- E*h of tlE od6 in tm tcs ltE rdiG oflEir atu liv€ into thl piL rhlir .hanrin8 riangn pidr dd inEsity. llEL voiG e joird bt aboMS beuov, th:t d6 nom [E dePrht or dE pit,

-rt ducl slEdN-blet tur! ha.iG rD ri* 6@ rrp

.|'rrE b.bw SorEthht hs bdn sunoEd fiDn

glae EbN, ruddo s . dap ot rhudca leavingdly ihe Rho ol lb patng b.hind ft€ U,ght fad6,ttu 8l@h Erlft, . d tou vieid of the vault js

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vh frusiratior! you hul a wu8htsim dddabh atttu Obsidid Mima nopinE to @eal ils reE tlatway IlE blact glas shatt€B, sllinl€.in8 inho a lhouqd rae*ndrp shaftts, d do6 you oM refle.timat the ffi mmt, you body has Reived a mlilitude oi hol€dtu stabbing wom& dd you dftp l,olou kms. Gasping in agon, yd .atch a 3livd oftou Efl€.tion in m obsidid splinler TneF b 8furhin8 hGaringly b6dar about tlle €ryresid tt\athdb ba.l at you. For

'ou rash actid you have

{ifeEd t}F CrlR of E]e Mnrd. RoI m€ die ard lo€rhat mdy srNN! pointr. ]I ]d m stil ahvq aledd 1 t6 you cld.E KF. T}lm 6 nothing left for!tu to d6 h@ and s you have to Fhm to the Maplmn dd proceed from th@. Tum to l2r

You @ud de! lh€ body oI rhe wewolt lm'm nft hand ad swold Eady in the olhei BeIore you!+es the cFalue sderSoes one 6nal tramfomation.You wak! appaled as the bedt sheds much of rtscj.k black hair dd the orpF b@n6 tlat oI a palerbme.l, wil.l-haiFd ma, missing hii lefrndd.

srddenly awe oI a sndning sudbehind yd, ydtsi dd @e fa.eto'lace wi6 what loolc lik€ ahrous gdzly bear Tlm you see 6at it is dEsed i!r6e tattertd.loth€s ol ytu woo&M ally. lt tal6po a mom6t to Fali* o€ tdibla huttr of wlEt h6hppd€dbdore Op W@bea ie m you, t€dible st€el-rbSgd claw pady [o t€d you linb hom limb, dd i^

F-I F-]

Tlning ba.t, you Etra.e yor sbeps thftugh th€tumbledoM wffi of dr ruitu. Yon aft within sightof dE spoi whe€ yotr atepd dE tuitu rhd youbtu awft of a skjtt€tu& $urying smd fmnall aDud rou. Lids.€nt bla& bed6 httle ad<tlE packed u.th at you feet, while long-bodied cmli-ped€s w.the ftom betsen tlF bn& o{ tie walr€itlEsid€of you Pal€,alm6tllll]uoumo0snufterdoM lron ou tol dE da.kEss. Ihe opfr€sre feelugof m all-pewading evLl inhgEifiF as, nghi tll@ inh@t oi you, betleE, noths, cqhpeder wo@ mdspidets emerge from the shadows, rutdn& Mithhand (awling ove! one oothq to fom a sweling lil€at you feet. In s(onds this nass oi gathering vminhas baohe a pulsating momd oi disgusting cdionctum with a suddo upwads thdst the ms oIthy living things hkes m a smi-hmdoid f(n, laud atinB body held ioged\d by the wil oi tnenaiefi. psen.e that 1iv6 within th6e roim, thev€min-HGt tu.n6 lo. you with hmd! &ipph8widl wngg[ng mealy bugs m4 som€wheE wihindE tuss of Gahft dht you lake io b€ a fa.e, adisgx3tina mav opEN, butnules m sdmd. The orJydring you cm h€d L [E incssat slitErin& skittering lattle of the widmA invEt€b.ates. You m goingto hawe to 6eht this bizre maflf6htion of dE nil

VERMIN-HOST sxt!16 srMrNAGebelow)

To wo* out the Vemin Hosr's srMrN wre, FUore dice dd add jr ifyou reU a 6 als add 1 to rts soLL

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19-40tuE. r yd win this batde, the naliCn snhdcholding dE vemh Hct bo8ethd lc6 ote power [oman ain a phtsi.al fon md bsls apad like a nP€boil, +ideE, bed6, woim md othq Eig8lingOrinSs raining doM on klp oI y@. But othd tha fora bnef shDddsing fdling of ddlsim, y@ suffe! nol4tingefi<t T|nto14l.

?9Trggmg the rushd g.in€ Iie or dle olvert opdin&bking a dep bEad! you dawl into the stinting lu-nel betmd. You rEve mt sDtu far whm yd leel tlleturelagl€ domwads &matiarry and, wil\outany wmin& 6rd J,ous€lf slippina on oE wet slimec@ring the pipe. UMble to coneol you demt, youslide h€ad 66t dom rh€ tud into 0€ fo€tiddrkn€s b€ymd Tmro 9+

40'We hav€ a little tire b€foF set 'K(@d M'6, 'eEt awhn€ hft ad er!:oy your meaL' The headmdk€ps you onpany d you Bdp dM you stedinBbowl oI st€*. s€vdal thin8s lE netrtid€d have6ught

'd attdrtio4 dd thN may b€ othq things

on y(u nind a welL of @ As you luish ytutuar

'm -iz tlF opportuity to dk KoMd noe

about tlp houble be€tting Stri8oiva, i[ ]ou ask

The Hqdls HighwatM? Tm tor79Theshuck? tuh lor57Strigoivatreidbouing*ttlddts? T1nio132TheHwlinS? Tml,o1o9

Arbemativelt you have the codryold n!dk!Rordad m you ,4dMrns S[ar you hay d@e lo8k Kotuad alout aotha hatler .rbg€ther by t'h'

Making you way iEid. the gapins mw !enl, ydcom facFtrfre wilh a fiHat€r, wi0r Or rati6 oI asinuous Ed dragon arcs hb ch6l ftE M sink abuming tolch into his tbJoat, pulh it out dd exhalesflane jnb tne ai., [o crles oI wdda ftun the oth.rCarnivalevisiio$.'v!'elcoheloCrookshz ascnbinetof Cui6itiesi' he declaes, What curositi6 eEy aElAs you wddd aFud the tent y@ *e a blh€tdedshep, a paft of ojohed juSgling twis ed a hrlt-tid!€6 But riq you on€ !o the ret nuhdnuta t ol all h a lalac ca8€ ar rh€ ba.k ot dE ht i!m of lhe mGt hidous dd teriltin8 @tlE youhave ever ffi. FFh the waist up it app€E to behumdd burfrom the waist dow[ it is wholly $:].,md a large sare dt that, S€rpdsa dr snatsonan'a sign above the .a8e Eads in aaudy ftd ]et1€rs. A!yor approad! sdp.$a hlsses md ddts ler heldclose to the bd, he! tril ratrling ominouly. Youdecide Or@ is $tuL\ing dnatunl ab.ut a snalewonan md, d , Eult, 3ohethint sinistcr ab.ut .

421tl.i@s that wouLl €xhibit ore. (Mare !ft tnat the.odeword &m,is is Rorded d you ,4ddtrzsleet,) Yd have m €nouth. lt is lime t6l€rle tieCabinet ol Cuiciti6. 1!h to r5Z.

1tctqlicly you appEdr dE <yrhinB blade iudginSYou nonot aFtuUy. 16I WU ski . t yot aEsu(stuj, tum tjo.06. If y@ ft cu.c6sful, tlh

1tSpiming m you hel yot hurl }llElf away fron$e ld.td ol the prcl a6 6 the noNENs eousprinEs fotu dr,.lrws baEd But aF yor Efl€xsfast r dDn ore 6f r <leadly FEd atoit T6t yout Skilllryd$ccrd,llnto41 It you fan, tuh !o.54.

Y@ IolN th€ orndor until it ods at an opRar.hway in dE nght+an<l wall st€pping through,you lhd yoD*r in a cloBt€Ed courtyard. In front ofyou loom Ele inplsive url yet, at the she tihe,oppl*ive Iacade of the Abbey chNh To your lj8ht,motlE arr}lmy rerdr bact to the main dtran.e lotr|e @piq dvl in tn€ l€ft-n n t w.[ of the .loi{erth@ is a clc.d @& d@r $ yd d[e. th€ i'ftrerErm oI dE Ab6.t .huEh (tffi b 156), ky lh.d@. in the left-h:n l w.[ (tuh to ,56), or lln nghtdd nate tru 6@F from this accurs€d Abbey (ts

fr1rhat spl wd the bedr 6dl3 you widr m njShty,paw 0@ 2 erffi^ poinb). You haw tu dd@ butro liEht you e6h{tnle Inqd

WEREBEAR '@I

3 SIN^ 1O

Ii the w.pb€ar wouds you thE tus o. noe,add 1 to you .IINGE soE r you m this bttd.,

3oThe Co6h5t s€rdt sw@ps dom on yo4 *izingyou dhouldeE n it clawJmt€d Srdp Wirh tPosEong wht-beab, *!e wftbat haub you up into th€vadt ot 0E dore. wh6 you rF sn€ hejght abov€the.habber fl@, it lets 80 ol ybu a8ain YoD dashdoM onro th€ old n.Ibl€ with hmEshaEerirgfoE. te 4r^wpoinls Md r smlFint{udsyon have the O!,ir*dint spRi.l .bili9 h ehidr @you sihply lose 3 rM Poore). ffydswiv€ th€tull, you camot lert as you a$t finish you iiShr wLththe Werebal llyou a hato6e.

The cottag€ shuddd with . e$uding dash dsmlnin8 thrcs iself at the bolhd dd. Indediblythe wolv6 aF ata*ing rhe ott gE, eying io lretheir w.y in. Yd aE going !o have ho hrlp def.ndGladhodEr z€koE's hohe lrom dE @tu6'

There aE lhe ways into 0F cottag€, the dmr bywhich you ent€rcd od tuo windows. Ulrid, Grand-mother Zcrova dd yu ,I 4,rd one mkam .ach.

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bll o, 5 d 6 tlE @atuE a*rnl! O€ second windowDe tloo. cm sisr me wot arrack t,tiich wilt be abl€b kin Mo wolv6 befoE my of the bind5 @ tett4,r him ard irro the oba€j cradhorlE zrrova

wOLVE'S

iEwom tutu to you, n\in8 you wi|n he! ne€dring!ae. Ten m€ asain abour tne @ahre thar atract€d!ou/'she sF. Ityou hav. a Sigtut ftn& th lo 359.

45-46

Night .on€s dd with it a norde oi hle€ spiddBmerS€s fron OE .ave mddl Fady to hmt for OEnqued The gimt ara.hnids imediat€]y pofte onyou Thft ft t6o my of *1.h fo. you to have mylope of defendinA yollRu md ]Du soon sualnb tonmes venomous bit€s- You adrEhE mds heE.

You .onhnue your way dmugh dE woods mdh-turbed by Mn or bedt, Op sbnds ol beech and elnmcmily quer. Ihe sm sinls lower util the day ii anmpurple-orange line @ the honrcrvhalf-glnpsetoNugh dE gnalLed md tangled trunts. With slretalact do.e md hoon sewelluderwa,yourea.na cmsrcads r the lolest pa th Surprisinglt Io! such alorel, jsolated pLae, theE is a si8npGt with loupla@ mmes Mt€d on tie fou pdeL that pointnorih west/ s@th-west, north4at md mrth-w6t,€p{tively: Balci, sEl8oiv4 vargdnol dd Mafr.Having kaveled 6m tle w€st.lFady, ad singdEt you path li4 tdwaJds tne €ft, you rCnoe 0E

EE

other Eack L\at leads back wer $rcu8h the foFst,l€ving you a drorce or h{o tuuLes. Y@ hav€ h€ard t@mny ts16 abour what happeN duing lhe wilchinghou to sFnd a night in th€ opd at a dosroads So,wil you head northsst tryard! vargdrhot indlcat€d in 8o6ic l€Henng on a larA€. sisn (tum to 49o)o!fo ow th€ Mau path south€Gi (tum [o 433)?

47'Comt Vfola., I hav€ not fought ny way a.osnay leagG to joi^ you h you dehan.hed celeb.ariq oI ure wn tuF that !d L\ls land wihin itscruel grup!'],ou de.lar€ Ihavecomeheletok yoqto liberare luprawia and E€€ n,6elf koh the Curp df

'Brave wods,' VaEolac cout€s, Aut I hav€ 4duEtLlonS md have lamt now to @ ny Sift !o the b€st ofny ability wheEs you m yet to .mbd@ ils Pw€iHow 6 ytu hope to bst ne, cout vatok., PrineoI Lupdwia the Wullm rord?' wid| dDt tlE Courmps nis IinE€6 dd the huge wolv6 pad towardsyd,ndnsry Id ali[.lly@ have tpcd ofth.INildsp€.ialah i9, tum to 247 r nd you m going to haveto fighi dr€e @atms liogethq ir you aE to get to

8839

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r3TrBting you itutii{b, Knrya diEts rhe tsB 6!0lhis Bw tbck. You clir6 610 dE 6r ot ltE iotti,rg@ngc s it bdF rd borc dd dp6€d trFtuts dd d€€p po0Dl6, deEmin€d mr lo fa! ofl.And your ploy rpp@E b nav. worled- T'l€ esd!

you rtrri ho thirk you highr have lefi the hub8pa.r b€hind Id Bood. Tum !o rre

19ln lh. &am ed leneid ol rhe mmr, tin. FtulodMc,ou d{di.rt you ReaF4 rh€ r&d!.61.PP.di!g lo r'M b'<Ueap And th6 you pq.ctlefind5 |t3 bdl .nd lE peBe of rift rh|rc ronoral. wilh a howl of Ege dd pain dE heEbedtd.sh6 down on lhe @I oI lne @.h, daw3 3plinFing the w@d meE inche iroh yod. Td ro 43o

toAn evil pB.ddoner oI the Bla.k AJE ri€ dead al yout€! you w€E riahl not to trrEr rhis sdt ot rheDdt PoweF, ror who bow3 whar wile w .h.afi sh.nj8ht hrv€ uEd m

'o{, giva dE dEne. (R6ioF I

luc poinr ) Thm i. litde ihe @has rh,rtou ouidpolibl, wMt, or @, bur ko ltmts inFiSu you: herbdl.rd th€ b!b6l$t Mct6 st adnysitu.M8

F;.I F I t rE

5rm lrt h&rd! IE bulblilE bE .lGr1 ,en tos.! qqiE $.otiG sy he. Do yd wot to:

L@r at tlE ow's bo.&?s.npL $re oa dE dddm.h.

webLsabIwirs? Tumtorgt.av€ ln€kiltnd and t te ulotls

pasgsay readint lom lhe

tfav€ dd ffid the .rdd dhlrcosetothedolble.tm$i Tum to 146

1lr O/l 4 nr wdd - Yd h.v€ grin d . hdl Ll€ awob ehi.h tl@ r@ 6Ehl win 6nd v.rt lmrins.I/trh6 yo r this I@ rb'lfty in b!ft|. t@ myredR dE Atrad SllEtd ot yod opFr6t by rFinr. How@q, it w l rDt .lG<r EBiol @.tuE,idi6.i.l qEEucE d dE urd€d. M.re. ture of rhDlw 3Foal alilfty on ydr /ufirlr sr.r, .nd tlnbm ro rt€ FEBhph vith tlE gft nMber c themyd rerdrimtsucr.d fo M edM,

E en as the woM's begunmg pow€6 @ b€gimingto ta ke eftu, a p€Gbbent part of you. sulrG.ios<Fam at y@ to bEl €ye conlact, the Lidy of Mam6 trying io nasnerbe you with her hnnotic gze.$sugh sh&! strenSth ol will aloe, you loEe_vodErto look away, 6€eingyoGelol theCohtesld.lhhnent. She hiss in ltusEatioo lik a wildcat,but tak€s a step away hbn yd. 'Very we[,' she spils,1€tt *e what mama of ftahft you hary u€.' SheGsls a daggerglmce at h.r mmanmt. 'Kill theinhude. Pur rie aninal down,' sh€ sys ,i0r i.y

fte Countes'ndserumt shps b€tu€en you dd hjrtrGire$ He opens his nouth md drie6 a dltrill,pdinB cry Yd ey6 tued on the gaurtsfaced rrrmin appal]ed wmdd, you watch as he unde€es alnds6 md t€rrfyhg trdsiomarion His lmbswarp md diston, his am contrachnS into hjs bodyNm 6 his lingd bon6 ld8the& nenbrdes ofFadery skin uturlingbetwm thm. flEhd'seaFb€.ome pointed ad pronofted 6 hjr nose b(om6a ngly $oui. His bod, now mtn€t ovded inbrist\ tui bu6is IE€ of nis cloties. No lmgd a mbut a monstsous bat witl a wingspm n aring twelveI€t, th€ Countes Isoldc's seNmt div6 for you,hying to snaich you up in his claw€d f@t. r nfi &ewerebat suspended in the ar in hont ofyou, buffetingyou with every beat ol ils wtngs/ you Etaliate widl

WEREBAT

Fi.l Fi-l

5HOE l^r*b.t rN two @tiv. Atla.t llound!,

tuh at oe io ,6. Als, iI th€ $i@at vourd! y@@e th& hsia, a<id r io tu!@tuFt oM stzin ol lYddu.P/ rela.l€ orstFd ol th: di* in you hody lt tou Mtt totiI tr sh.F<itnnglng sdat, tum to 63

Ihee lr enethin8 d*Ply umding abour $e r.r\a/h€.t has b€en lelt !o ol in the lields dd *erlerEE

whaL6eld to ydr lefi (t'd L 16), 6 a<rs EEnuddy p.sh@ to lhe ridrt oi dP o.d (nh to r9):Oi tlE ooE h,td you uy tuw ptttd to tuh btxad l€.v. rhj! pl,a (hh to aar.

!t4PlhbE Gelr's shll j! day€d with all m.M oi.olouFd slde porion bo*16 ed thE othe! .(ou_rEmenb 6enHing a woik+day aldtut TheE E tcrucible s* above a rhaU, smouldsing bldter, t

any orher sPed naleiid. Egdiftd).

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Ddn&ir8 dri6 poli6 wil EtdE yru rdN mb it3 lrr:tirJ tevel md Edue

'bu flN6 3<@ by t

Thlt Fhd will Ero€ t@ ffiL sE !o |ts l'riritllv.lMdw in@ydAtt.rstsElhby: pointlor the fiFtbatde you fitlt.ftei .@uninE 0E €lixii

wn6 drunk rhis Fd6 6b€ tou LUq !.ft lo

- Inilt leeel TIE rExr tim y@ have !o Lrr yolr

rld.tra.lrinrin8 dE porio y@ do .ot nled to r!0&y die s ya wil b. Ludy aulotuti@lly md wilEtn .d ro[c.1lDdpoinr.iEE.

YN 6 pud|4 sir lad bulleE fd @ with !tlntlek Pisbl rq a a$mble prie It yd tlR.dylev. such a Distol vou wtll know how to Ee thd

I you have d fid of slvd (ruh d a Silvd b8g€4tlvcrCtsdsilvqcandLld.r6) EJdmisrdnftlr dou rh€ mi@ tutrl to ml€ iir rilvqhrtl€B Flub6 wil tElt dom . [uihun ol twoalvd it rE fd yd Al th! is, elrtiEly lrboriruffi th@ wiU not b. tire (o. hia k' h& aoFaun hrclve bdl€ls in tot l,

tu deibed, thir is 5 trrye,so6 with i|! @n *r of teyt

hown widDur My turtrEr d.Ly (hh rio to?).

rrE MtDrr€d 5lD<r@di;p€ or snulEd norland

56Th. TMq oI M.!4 todiddinr hj6.d dm.ir orth€ Coqress tetde s|ards on ; bbEd eserpmor

trtr

Fu ner nu.rinB on md. CDsg ttE bridF -rtod sp's a .h@nn in lh. clilf h lrdr ot rh€

hommt *Ey btud lodard |o at cl. r vou h.v.li.Cttt E thc wilA spe<Ll abl)lty ed wisn 6 uF i! nownlh bo z. U not you $dll have ro ner the do$.l^rdfd r..th lrd cr,s s'th rh. km €dEE ot yo;

EsI FANG HOIJND

97you. arae <ore, Alm/ if you suf€r moF t\m tlu@wounds add r loyouf cH^NcE sP.

'And it wd th€n th.r th€ wdG ab.ked,' youexplairl <mhg io lh€ end of your srory'Th€n hderwd a mckoa brrck b€ast the lil€ of which I hav.never s€d bcfft, er do I wjsh tjo a8aro 60r it bit m?heF,' you artd p6inting ro you shouldd. Withouleven a by you leave, the hd suddenly rips op.nyru tuni. to !e lhe wolf.bit€ 60r himer. lte 6sF inhomr dd Roils. Glancing siddays, you ced.ontain you 6M appaued cry ol djsSut 6 you wth€ sl.in sl@udin6 the spot wh@ the Bln& Wollbit you noe hrotling with bl..k han (Ad.t I (rlNcE

Ger away trDm heEt' dE vilags dmds, his rtenvoie €dged with wav€rin8 tea 'bave Shigo'va rcy

WiU you do as lhe m.n sys 0um lo :a), or wiu youtry to explain lhat you de as mu.h the viclim asanyone, .onside.ing the circuNlan@, dd t y !opeBuade him 0rl you ned him and the otherviuag€s no hdm (turn to 45)?

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549

53As you hrg on the mp€, a beu rlngs somewheE isidedE compl€x. Whh ever.l 6inur6 h,ve passd andbthin8 hs happerd, you Fy atan. ThE tim theslap or tu<tals d shon apptude the d@r fom thedhd sids rtft ir th. ratle dd gEle ol bolls b€in8draM bacle dd thm rh€ cak of hing6 d dE dmr<T]s. A bla&-Fb€d hon.k srands there, his faceotiftly hiddq by tlE rcwl he we{s. 'Well ner,Eavene,' the nd& says, 'What b.in8s you to lherrbbey ot the Blact Monts this ni8ht? How wil you

T€ll the mo!} thal you aE a lone travelldin n<d ol sheller fo! lhe ni8ht? Tlm to u9

Adnt that you N trav€llin8 rh€ lsdskin6 a .W lor lh€ ly.anthEpy youhavecmFa.ed? T'm b75

,9This wat' tne beggd sa/s s you lolow him inio th€arlerTay. He *dpe$

^way ircm you alonE the

tuxow spa@ b€rween close bu din8s. At the end olrhe aDet he sweeps aside a ragged piece ol ectclothto tovpal a g.are. He ymls this open and dsps downhlo Op da.hes bene.th 'Cona m, !e .als iromb€low The uea.thly trcwlinS is nerinA tne md otrht all€yway $ you drep thbuBh th€ hore after fieold nan, pulinS the gral€ shul above you.

-Ihs wat' the b€8Bd caur and kols away along dE$nlng ssd tumeL you tind youseuir S€eing that!.u have liltle option othe! OEn lo keep ajte. nim, as

you Fav€l thFugh tte serer, b€nr almost double, youask 1Vh.E aE ve toing? Hd nudr tuIrh€r is it?'

'This should b. rar en@gh; the han chkkle .rdbrcrolacyou tu he de e, you s that his body6chanSingsh.pe. His fare stFtch6 inioa prcnoM<ertsnout, his eG 3hrch tio poin6, 6n8e6 dd t6becohe tarotu and claws, erl a hairless tail €xhuderLon the baf oI h! spine You suppoF.l svioq w6Fst afte! you ,or himell Wth a shriekhS .ry aL4ostlike a luio$ squ€aling, th€ wetrat atta.Ic.

lf the w@rar wohds yd moF Ord twi@ add : royou l:ffcr sm, If yd .tef€at it, tou k tEyingsty tnough modEr Brinad dpaing above youClisbing rutcd Mgs b 6ris gBte you ptrsh oFndd

'ls whft you aft mw Tum ro jt .

Depire all you! erertionr over rhe lasi day you puhyou body into a 3print. Leg nuscles bhing inprotest, you hae alon8 rhe rud, lati8u€ Bivin8 wayto an a.lrendin{qelled bst ol sFed. But you canst l hear lhe hoover pouding aftd you, Bettln8cloF! aU the lime, and the despelabe pntinS oi thchose joined by the hania.al laughte. oI iL, .id€r lhsrhe h.in8 phdtoh hoe ts next [o you md tne .idqki.ks out eith a har.y b6rrd hel, pldtmg

't4uaftly in the niddle or you bel You m srsFawlinE o the hard-F.red 6rrh of dp rud anddt yor lq op€n on d cxp@d aift (Itr a sdrN^

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61-62

PoinE.) Th. thcdy ridd raer awry rh@d or y@dM the E t md tha is Bone,lile tnirt @ rhe nighFbEk, th. €.h6 6f tmi.cd hughEr lhgshs td ahon6t .lr.r dF appditid ha vdlislEd Pic*utFIEI up, y@ hobbr€ lh. r.!l hu<lEd ydds !o the

6LCoMid.rinA tlp stzriling stories Grandnothd Zekovatold you, wirl y@ Gk op headnan if he lnows

Thc HouF of Wqren dd Marl PrirceGaml? Tm lo 233

lh. villat€ of Wdtsle'nl TmtojwbEwolE Ening the @uEFid.? Tmtoj3g

6'Rcv€aled d ll|€ r^@eart al ldt, BurSo'6E shaubuderyG a t€Eifying E"trlomatio. HL .loth6 dsl@dd€d as his het horphosin8 body swens bey@rd.ll FckoninF Th€ AuBonaste! n$l have ha.l hisdolh6 hidda cloF by s thal when you and KatyaPursued him back !o vd8ennof he just had hme iodothe hiNeu so as not to mue dy furrher susprdms. Butnowhb [edib]e,murdeouds<Etpealed,tte Wftbeast of Valghhof h6 nothln8 ro lose mda erything to sain, if he d e<rpe. lgrdh8 you, L\enoGt r bars tlp Butl]mst€r'3 LUow toEM66ide in ib bid ror frEdm Fighlhg its way tlmuEhrhe stard€d, rcming orJ@leF, the v\r@tutbuGE frm dE mehg h,I wirh you h hot puFuit

iunmnS on ax fa!e. the hultjnS Beast eanl, ouPsyou. It n€6 inro the nighr.:lm6 the rcad tnat leatuJther norrh ad easl lnbo th€ Osov MosEiThft is thr crrfier oI iM.hod hm6 and bandwh&b d cobbl6, lhe dtde ol ham, dE 3h.whimy of rbs, ard thm Krtya i5 Fxt lo you Ei

nent, 'Ils the only way w€ have my chm@ oI cal.l}ing up wirh tiat dGter and b.inging BurSohaste

Fs in tuo hols puUing a Equisition€d sta86@b€hnd then. Quicklt gel on hotrdl she sh@E Yosr.nd thm sbring dl hd D dMbfouded daz

'Hi vahl'(atE shoub as she aacks dt FiG, ad thstsa8@cn tu6 @t ot the toh 8a6 Th€ n@n i

Lup6via wulfsreh. TowerinB ddk pin6 pt6 iftbn €ithe! side o( lhe otd ad yN 6nd you6eseird by doubt. Whd you lelt valBohof tou .nddE weE hhte. had b*n .hasins doM the we

risir6, i(y whlre bet@d lhe bqbn6 ktya ug6th€ hols mrar<k.ld8 dE md *Ei l€ads ftDdVaramhof l,o lh€ turlh€sr iniabit€d Point h .[

beast but now ,!u aR out in dE wilds, you get th.r€erins tlEl th€ tables have b€en hme4 as nFiad ed

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ied. B€nind the Dac* vou cd R tne bla& shaErhe weFbedr 6 it trs with u\e wolv6, Suiding

bwaids dFir t rSer - 0Est 8@.hltorl in dF tud apF!6, ClFirg slBrply ,way to

ri8ht. W\X you ur8€ K.rya ro bke Ois divGid

app€r betweh the k€es io you leit. The wolvesrumin8 again: d1e hulea have b@he the

ro 43) or wix yd l.t her lrep to hs orsialon8 th€ min hiSlw.y (tum to 165)?

5tH.I ol Mircrs isn't very inpGsive irs not veryp fo. a sran, ud *in8 youFli norph€d to b€d md thiMer, or shorler ed tatt€r thd you Ealy.d orly be tu fidy lot e lm8. Th€ lmgs you

y@U starinA ar tE distodi.E niM 0Ec ucohlorrable you b.gin lo l€€1, util toun€ Moid that othe6 cm s vd for how vou

'atity awardinA wilhin yd Eponds to its carl.

'I in a .lran, y@ .ppn.I the @dy bant of lh.

l,nd mdDut a nooolt heitahd drve h€ad-

v a€ IlE cra6EoDhobic coind ca€d bv thets is.lso sbning to get to you RollhvodiG.If

tolat roled b less th& or equ'r b you.EdcEre, hn l,o 92. If it i3 SEater, hrr! lo 73.

wddl6 voi€ sp€ak to you in a lmgxas€ $alelhhA d*p itride you ud6i-d.ls, and $.t

bB into 'ts

Ed<Jloked depths, rn the dark w.te6 otaE p@1, y@ q stjll * the way totrald thdks to

d ene, all lewadDg emeFld lurueffie. Th

of wak.we€d sway before you,but you bruh pa

Ls magi. at workhere,a prirl roA. dEt sFeaksvou oI the wild- uEned Dlac6 ot dE wo.ld. Frcn&

eure of the douhlul singin& whicn you cr sti$em .s you sih deper and depq. on toweds

nerd€spt beinA far ba€ath d\e surfae ot the ?

Amed ed wrth )'ou n€ up. y@ l€ap at tre cml

And dlel\ behrM the spnallin8 fo]de. you se- tlre beauhi mid4. then bng grg haistuE out mud th€m lile pondwed anv€ilng {ll€ir fish-whi!. n l€.LEs. Tne dlge ofDaughters or the Dmwned iilG you wrth a heEnding piry thrl is hard to re5bl T?5r yer Skiadding 2 io ihe total tul]ed. lfyou s(.eed, hrm !o 3but if }!u fail, hm to ti3.

l€n6 old wikh who shn€b while kying to syou with hd uaclding wod.

CRONE

Uthewit hmftB€stohi tyou,bywinrueanAttaRo6d, rol ore dice dd mult the table b€l@ !o

5 tnse z srdM pohls d.l 1 sKr pointtnse 2 srMr poinb, r LU( point dd

add l tolou cNG rce.

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66-44Iyou riluc dE witd's sraMrN score 10 2 point6 or

I dE rmitid. Essuin8 w€igni of the blade inh.rd. you tale d.ep. lnaued bEarls !o calm

4 ad eEode to hdt lhe beast's atrdck. wlthtul,the@tw ironyou.

aacKworF

ck WoU's srmA to 7 or less, whicnde. d6

tos tlE daggq acrcs the chanb€r, wh@ itne6 io dp gmsd at the noEtrr's h€r. n,t, prefty

io6 ehe c@s My snvery d&bg, ny tlllMg!s.' As tlE sp'ddftatuft tuser over the]ou have tihe l,o a.t wlna rhe 5 drtraded.

. two turths attack Rouds, q if you reddce o€

En ro hd webs (il you lEw€ a latern

e ihe sPrdeFmotuter w 'th

weaPon

shapshjfting sedmt d€a4 wili a bmheed the C(Mbe$ throws h€6plJ at you/ claws dd

rngs sealed IIF deeptive masr or appaHtly

69

rrbring beaury is gone, with d€ lady of MamEvealed now in her !!e bat-like ndead fom. You@ goinS bo have !o deGnd youEelt If yoD have asilE Gos dd wdl to use it, or a Pan of snve!Can [$ti.ts witn which you cd inprcvEe, hh [o

You wah for ur b€st part oi the mmin& you wel-Fced footsteF crying you to the villa8e oI BalcillE arhii€chE of lhe bundings minds you oI thedistinctive sttrl€ of Shigoiva, alll sharply poinbed mfs

pable-sdr WlBt Mk$ Balci so rtiff€Ml is thed.Ie of mdticoloNd tenls pit hed oubide it The

Camival€ is in toM. The somd of a..ordim mutEaches you eds along m& the'oohs'dd'rnnr'of aaptivaled audihce A fq ulagus ap &ifting inad out oI the {tr6ce. A board baeath tie €nhm.eramd .tales thal the enrry fee 6 2 Cold ?iec8 ddsndinS nexr io thar is a ErotesqDe litde mm - aimostD{d6sh in his proponiN. B@ly a meh tal, wior: ld8€ Briming Ia€ and spindly limbs, he is dEsedn the nost outran lish dd briShdy colowd dod16lou thintr( you hnv€ evd s@n, crcMed with a bla&bp hat. ]J yod have the codeword xets6 wlrtren on\ot AdMtut sheei, brm 6 4 If nol, a vjsit to lheCdivare night be just what you n€ed to give you sLu's rspiie frcn tle ngous oi ytr mi$im. Do!tu 4ant ro pay 0E 2 Gold Pie.es md mter theGmivale (hm to 1r4), o. will you pa$ by dd €^tertE v,Uage ol Balci iEelf (tum to :6)?

nE tumel that li€s beyond the eve mtrre wirtltils way up ituide the pdt, l /hfl the daylight drtFeps in ftom oulside i! but the he€r Slihn€r, yoem€ae fiob the h{Gtin8 p6e8flay and steP dominl,o a b6ad, lowrilinS€d 8allery. Not includinghmel vou dterd bv thft a€ rour tunh.r llmcl6din€ to €lsewh€E vithin the ov€ netwolk,rough FaI! of ea.n is shot lnsu8h with ditf€E.olound sam or quiJtz cttsbrg 0{hne you r

mat€ a cNtul notr of tn. pM8raph numbe. of en€w Gl€m you ob.r ff yd 6nd yoNlf ftumi

explorina dr€ .ave nerklrk ituide the Ssd€Ed P.rl

lo edPwl|n 'u

lBvr altudy ben, ur * tre sFcifically bld ortlfui*, y6u n.y lkip€|rurs dsihEd ar dBtpragnph e<l 8o sEaigro tlp qii oprirc lisd at dp sd). Whid way d

Th€ blue crysral pagg€my?

IE rffiwd yeUN cryst l hljwhIE widd tuml wilh rh€ tuour of

Th€ howl riss io6 d€e, iside vou. .h€st.nd web€ht.s dund trE wa& oI the .orrry.rd, H€.dn8 $.3om4 tlp Fmg Hoddr bral otr thei! attack $d Mwhimpqing back to th€n dm b€n€a6 the walb. Ifyou lEve OF codsord N.rtutl written on you

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72-"Adwntne sh..t, tn 6 e9. 1t Nt, yd aF able hoapp@ch lhe towd unhindered (tm ro 1D).

Ihe rdble ald chan dattd io the noor, now jDstchoppe.t fiwood. You E€eze, yru heart hcin& yourbeathirt shalw, Sond€ nst have heard th€fiEht od you tmain ela.dy wnee you e, halretp*ting the ladlord to b6t in ar dy mmt. Burnode@66 wth the poltergpist a.tiwity aPPaEnllydoe with, you try ro Ftne doh again. As you Ue.wate, uable !o slep, thaks to th€ adM.lin still.ou6hg lhN6h your sysEm, you hear dt 5md ofa dq oFnin8 foll@ed by the @k or d@rb6,rdr4 $heHy mk6 rtEi. Ey dM lt€ @rirtd [otlE staiE. But vho wo'Jd be n@ing areud the imin lh. nid.Ie oI the nj8hf W[ you erisry y@Ni6ity ad inv6rigat€ turrls (tum io +9), or win)ou st y wn@ ye e lor the 6. of rh€ nighr (tuh

The Cadavq doF lo 6e fl@! ed is hotiol€sa8ain, as Doktor Kafl<a sits up, rubbing his hdd. 'ShetnM e aF (@ing| Vd Ri.ht€n hiss, his.xpcssion as dark 6 ever'Th€ Eituation b evd moEdia $n I had inagin€d.' l^/hile you ft hmtingdoM the VmpGs, she wil b€ p€!tuing Ior your.rnval k€ep tract ol h@ tud advde wdinS shehas by neam ot d dNM rating. wnte doM m youA4Mtcte Sh6.t rharyou

^LAAM nting is .]ffidy 1.

Any @nbats you raclle iron now on, atil y@ N

74.iilomed othetui.e you will face

'ifi Vd Fjchtm

EShtilg at yoc side. Whdfa.ed -ifi

h{o oppolrmts,you need only light tu ftut ore [o vin t]Et bahlq asthe vmpip Hutea who is a coreumate sword}ma, will do away wi0r tlp oiiei HG arrrtbures aFSKLL 10, yerNA 9. If you lac€ ody one opponmtyou win gain two Attack, both oI whrch ca njmthat opPonent. I! tbs car, injuis are sustahedtney w r ody efi4t you on a dice rcll ol I j Keep a.aftnn note oi Vm Richren's sraMrN^ soE as wellIf ne dies m baitle you will have to cmtinue alonecros oil the codewod Nrrrrt lro yot AdMtuft

'It is dne we weE Bone,'Vd Ri.hta saF, ea8er hlb€away. The h{o ol you st oil ior the home ol th€Couresr L{lde, the lorbiddin8 Towa of Mam. Tffi

D6cendjng dE steps, yd find youseu in fte ddp,musiy tulmk oJ th€ .asue s dhgd lav€ls. It is asyou de explodng dse .hdbe6 ad coridors thatyou hed a wailing howl, dE like of wntd you haveheard belore in the rtalm oJ dre Lords of Lup.aua. Asyouplepare to defdd yomer, snetlung Fsembtnga .L€.onposing wou erupis fton ttE dartness.sdlhg with iNme nunger, the weEwarB atfacks.

If you aE wounded more thd twice, add 1 to youoIANct soE Il you kiu rhe udead werewol yor

EE Fi-lF-l

7516decide tlEt drde dbSeons have noihnA moE booller yd anl $ rttm to where you lirsr erhr€d dE.astle will you nw take the other pasageway dEtleads lrom the harl (t1n io 34, o. clmb the siaircasio rhe second set of doubl€ dmrs (tun to 146)?

It is a ddingly hmest move, t[t one which Pa,6 ofiTh€n I think we cd help y@,' the mor ets m6ponF l,o yu blave adnission. 'cde wjth me.'He leds you imid€ the conplex, lal.jnB you tio rheAbbey's herbalis t Thjs monk is obed like the fi6 t, hisface hiddm, but he welcones you into lrn workshoPsheE he quid<ry sets lo work. In no time at . itsnr hc has pepaEd you a @nction mada rromdE di6tiled e$m€s of vaious plnlts. You Sive ]t amifi: dE pM€a sn€Is strcngly of nmt. Thi! clnirn mefiing ol my own making the!€ s a littlerabnd in Ore, md a drcp o. bo of beladomdhact, arong widr other ingftdienls, bui it shoDld dorhe tri.l. Now, .Link rl*ply dd fi.ish all of therLaught.'rMth nedou dcitement you take ih€ elixirIrom the herbalEt. Codd tniB eal]y be the end io youquest? Could it @Iy be d1i6 simple? Do you want iodown the draught b otu 8o, a the monl< instmcied?r so, tum !o 9r il not, hrm [o tu3.

76Wth a wailhg.ry lron rhe Haadlpss HiBnwatmn,dE phmLon horF lamches itselr s(}{.d. Megvrems as she loo ts cafied olf/ OE hose galoPingaway towards the cold orb of dF moon md into tlre

next world. Me8 and the Hi+waymm werc loveis inlile dd aller [is death she Fco"ered his evered head.Tulorhg hcGell in the Dart Arrs, she used the \kdl tosumon his spirt bact io ihe Earthly Plae to bc wil\her By you actions you have boken her evil spclmd banished the glost ol Lord 'lnrhy' LucF ba.k iothd noll wh.ie he belongs. (Re8ain 1 rlci poini.) nrlast dis.erniblc words you hear are Meg's. 'Nq notlike L\isl'sne ktums 'lt wasn't meani to be l,ke ihisl'And men 6r ghostly rider and 1\]s so(eress lovpr aregone The only sound that remains is thaiof rheundwhistling orer thc moo6.

C.roidcring h htrt l,.u hav.lccn pdty to al r/ e Cibr?tTra Orrc s no wry ih.t you .a shy nere a monentlongci It nll be a night on dr moos lor you alte! aUT.sr yorr Lk.* If y.u m Luck)r moming .omes coldard BEy and y.n arc or Fur rvny rgain (th to 69)lfy.n are unlu.ky, tum t.466

77Takhg a trn hold of the jrc. Rod )rou hurl it nt Lhrconstru.t.reahft is il it wer a spea.lisayokr SkJt.II you aie suc.esstul, tur^ lo2r llyou la,l, in.rediblylouhEsyour target{turn ro152)

73On thc vcryc of scr.amhg, you d,n our ol ihe l+llof Vir.$, ovcB hclmod bt thd fdclings oi paruoraand .lausbophob,r. Add 1 to you.HNGE score mdmake sure that the od.w.rd Egrr/rs is Nordcd onI'onr,4d,.irr,. Shrr bcfde tuhing to 167

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79,inrtchinA the .rofe s Cook Book fr.m yonr pa.k you:li.k to the .orre.t pa8e and b+'n ,nLonnS iheTransfiAurahon Spell. As Lhe words of power hke:dcct you waLch as Vr(olac doubler up in Fin, hFrody wra.ked by aldher changes Hh ran8s andJaws lengthen lunher, as do his a.ms and legs Th€Transngurarion Spell has certajnly 'vo.(e{l on th€a.nnt, but it \as mad€ him even more like th. savage

'.Lr he is steadily becominSr it has not had tlr€rppling innum.! you had hopGt. llrhe you come'o nght tie Anh'Ly.tuttropc y.u mst add 1 snLLrornt md:l srlMrN pohts tohis satGdcs befoic yousolve Lhc .odbat Wifi a ior of rag., the Var.dlacxou l.aps at you, teefibardd. Ld* 1LU.(pointmd

t rE

druIlrlMg ]1E sohd bekays the pade oI yourwou.ld be dbsh6 nvo ob€d monll derg€ noneroE sid€ oI th€ pila€d arcnway They are dEsedb the me aladosirt black mbes but, a th€y hoveto atack the ho.d oI @ oI th€ h6k ials bact trcnhis head, with a sh"F int le of bEarh vou G tharhis h€ad i! hafway bttw6 that oi . .odixa.h .nd amd, as bla* md naid .s obsidis. As lh€ handibl.dnmr niss at

'd, narfom.d Fws <lackin& tne

seod monl advd€, aa.hin8 lor you lom withinthe volminoG sl€€e€s of hir habit. nE de6 tallba.t [o dea.l mdtielile daws wheP Up h6l'salft sho'nd b€. Yd have no.hoie bur b riShr $?

MANDIBLED MONKMANTISMONK

r tou nmge io deGar borh nutaterl donks, iu

alAs you urshethe lh€ wulen swod you F wthjn6 like EoAnition ir tre r rhEwo[ s ey6 dd lhe@ahre reils lrm tou, alowint you to glt in.nmmb6d skil(€ b€foE it rdaliater A5 with eyother w€ttftrhlft, tne wull€n Swod wil cct rheAr.h rycdthspE J sr.m points oI damt(rather tnm dE suar 2) with dery suGtul slrit€.However, th€ swod ss l,o hol.t sme other powaovd he hmfom€d var@la. md lor the duratio otyou battre aSaiEt tne n@ho6 P.inc of Lupravh

trtr trtr

you day Ed@ his s&rl $@ by l poinr Regain 1(ufl Point lor h.win8 thc adwetaae dd tlm b r5d

wand.ring th€ hark€t sque you 6nd arl ma|rM orFddlm ard hd6 *Iing dEn g@ds But ft stanattEcts ydr pdrioLr.tkntid. It is hua wjrh aSarish baMd d.ddina th,t it b.l@!s ro 'Pluhb6G€lt - ALh€hisr and M€talurgG/ Do you @l roTod a liRl€ dno pduing rh€ alchm'sts srau (tuhro 5r) q wouLt you athd *N the lEket squaE lor4oE PE.tic.r iEc of equpmot (tun to r?DPAltemiively, if you wish, you nay Fin the hutingPdty in t! of the mering hall (tuh bD d) orlihply quit rh. toen (tum to 5o7)

3,Retracing you ebeF, you hate you way ba&rhelth ole Lbyrthine ruic. Y& pas thogh abbk€n colmrle of gaBoyleinl€sd 6lDlm. Th€sm.ll et@€ @rin$ oI lhe dddi. inF glwe.doh rt you with hd€volady @€d ey6 andletr& tdg.filed bniles- A sinisie4 high-pitclEd.huckle e.I@r rroh the bml€n wall3 €r6er side of

yon, followed by the abrisn c sound of stonc sdapingon stone. In fie encroacnina darloes you glinpsemovemenr,bur wharyou Ormk you sR causes you iodonbi your oM ey4. lt must be r hi.k oI Op failnghalflt3hr.ThenyouseetagaiDandnowtherecannotbeanydoubr.Thesiona-.aned inps,phichmomenLsbefoP were .lin8ing ro the rops ol ihe shatreEdcolumns, aE s..:mbling doM ion thei! perches andadvancng iowards you, predatory shiles wide/ stoneclaws oursiEtcned The malelic preFnce nauntingL\E pla.e las raten physical lorn, mailesrinS h thernnde.l sto.e imps. OnG again you find yo6elifghting lor you LiJe. Fjght the Cilmygogs at the

nothin8 but mothenng ddkness as the bo8 drawsrou dNn in[o its loetid depths. You involhtunygasp lor ai., swdp wate! rushhg jn to ILI yd! lb8s.You drown ln thc dePttu oi tne bo8. You lile dd ydr

35CuttinA dr bodic fru of Or wcbs, you arc notluaprised to 6nd OEt Lhey ap Orse of two dcrdSoblim lhey ar weannA rcugh hide cloLhs mdha!. small leadrer ba.kpacks. In one you 6nd a pouchrontaining a roral of 3 Gold Pi{es and in ih€ odrer nohoney, but a finely craited Silwer Dagger instead. ]lnhvo goblins pere obvionsly L\ieves but jt l@k lit€ficy got their come uppan.e Wher€ they shrle th€daggerlrom,youhaveno ide:.

tu vou take the silv€r DaSger, add it toyour Equipm€ntirn and write the .odeword s,i/lDa on your,4ddrrrEjr.zr You nay also u* the dagger in ombat, if youNEh/ but be.ause it is not ns long as you swoid/nor balan.ed in fie eme way; if you do so yotr dusti$ht wifi your Attack Sftng$ Fdu.ed by l pointIoruries you cEe ay cratur with dr word 'WcF't^ ih name, lmwdet will suJfer increased dmaSe (rsr MIN! poinb rad]e. drm the usual r). Tne SilverDagger will also lEm Undead md demoE but o.]yrau*s sudr .reatures the uual 2 s.lMNa poinb

fteres nothingelsehereihatisof inberesto!value to,ou so, before the weaveB oI rhe webs retum, youhrve the cave. Retum l,o 363 to .hooe your way out

56

65

lf yon wh, the malicious rentiene mimathg tlesione mps is lorced ro qujt

'he statues. nre Grimy-

gogs shattcr, now jut so hdy shtuds of splhtercdstone. UnabL to rid yousell ol thc tngcrh8 fceiing oruede you hriy away lrom thc tuitu as qui.ny .s

34Unablo t. haul y.urseu.nt of t\. bog you cdtinue tosint. S.on ihe clmB,ng mud is np to you. ne.k. Fnautwith a dFguFL'ng suchnBbel.h, rhe bo8 closes oweryour hcad rnd swalows you up. your eyes se

F:] EI]

a6'rhe Oider ol dF Ala& Rce,'you shte coiJiddtltIne old lrrm lo6lrr yd up dd dom one more &ddEn hriedly ushes yd inside, searing tlE door

'lVeU het, fiiqd,' .on€s a lmilid voice liom atb.koed omer oI the I(M dd the vampire HDter,vu nichte$ me.ges iion lne shadowe He isobviously pleard bo re youbdt ht erpFsid is stiua dffk tmk Having lolmlry inhoduced you !oDoklor Kalka the the of you r*i€ to th.e surgeon's@de opdatin8 L\etrc You are tard aba& to serhat the surgeo^ appe6 to be pa!t-{ay trtu8h an:uropsy the p.rtially disded body ries @ a blood-saained table drap€d with a 6lrhy sheet. You findyou!*]J wondahg what sort of lFple you have got

h,nn fie $fte ol you sdeted away in the DoktDrhbb, van Richte. teu! yd oI th€ quest that hasbroushti6u heE 'As you rnow I m a rmoMed VanPmHuter, md dre bloodsu.k€r I d @tly tsalingrRps the Fople or {tds p1a.e h ha ttuall.' Vetucht€n certainly hd you in his thralnow,lvho is this lifelech?'you ask.

The one whok Breatest concem shouldbe the w€Uareol the Fople who owe hq fealty, d|€ noblsonatrsho claift authdityde! this village dd ils mviro6,dF Lady of Mad hesell Coutes holde. I havetaried too long dd bd delayed by dGhacti@ oiher rEljng eough al@dy but with your h€lp I .m

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pui an end 10 hei Let 6 €ady ff*lves dd drn bcon our wa, 10! ume b very mu.h of tl€ 6m.e.'

Ths€ is a movchent Ibm uda tlp sheet covenngthe corPse. AI €yes hm to th€ autopsy table.'We hawbeen overheardl'KaRa cries. An arm, grey-areen withrct thftws op sheetdide ad the su.geon's di${bonsubje.t sits up. You aag in ho.rcr at the s,ght ot thediBdboweled co.pse as it ;s6 bo iis feet. A clay likefilt lashs out and Dokto. Ka&a is mt crashhg to thefloor u.onsciou. vm tu.hren Eads innediately,uslpatiing his.apier bhde witi a practird noutshbut you aE the onellosest to the reainated cadaverYou am youseu as the udead cadave! beffi downon you widr thmttlrE hdds outsket.ned.

CADAWR snLL 3 (see below) srNrNA 9 Ge below)

Doll,or Kalka na aiJeady beef to diss{t the co.pse&d I a @sdt ih perJormce may be affe.ied. Rollone di€ to se whi.h tudd pa.t, or partr, of the bodjithc sugeon has moved and alte! the Cadavels srats

Fntl Rmn?d Efntr-2 Brajn Redue lls snl by l point.j-4 Heart Redue ils srrMNr by 2 points.5 Braindd R€due both ik attributos a

Heart desdib€d abov€.6 Int€stin4 Noefl€.t.

ln the sdped ofres ol th€ lab, yd mlst 6ghtdre tust h{o AHac( Romd6 agaitut th€ olP* alore.

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,AJter that vd Ri.hten is able to joh the fiBlt, so youelidtively have two AHack to tne Cadavert one.Itre vdpird Hdter h6 a snLL scoE ol 10 but anysuccsstul stik€s made by tie .orpse de dedu.t€dfiom you sr MN scoE, d you ft th€ me il ittryinA b knl. Alsq if Or Cadaver wins h4o AttactRomds in a rcw, t Arabs you by L\e ttuoat ddL\mtrles you lor m exha 2 srAMrNA points of ddage.I you vm you. fight wifi L\e Doktort disfttim

PulInS you lhveXing doa-k tignF! about you, ]Duet off ams the baren bea t! wiL\ only a chill, clo*sind io! .odpdt You nad hoped you could rudrihe shrift before mother night psrd but/ rfler mhouls hudging a.oss Fmoot a miasma lises lrcmrhe p€aty gronnd,limitin8 you visibilily even tu!tllerStiJted by fie cloying mi6t you prc.eed with Brcale!cuti@. the da.k hiJts oi loed-beds at yotr leet dd'fte spongy I@l oI rhe tuf dde! you boots indi.ahslhrt thf st€tch of moorland is b{.hing dd mdeboS8y {d treachelous. Aiso, it is not long b€foft y@(fuoL even accuately judge whid dipction you debaveuing ir the sual narkeF you would n* toEhnale conpass pmis aE ali snoLheEd by the fog.You are not dtain you could ev{ Fhae your stupsqc6sfu Lly. IleE is a very Eal lisl ol you beconnEompretely lost on Imod. Roll lwo di€ lf the iotalDUed b l€$ tlh or equal l,o yrore, tum to ,6r, if jt b gEaler, hrm to 55

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and st€p thmugh. Tum to 156.

39'What is this?'!a ftchtd almost rreams 'Whitlind oi a .cat!re aF you tlat you ca comnand thcbeastsse(mts ot a cEatue of $c n$ht, unle$ yooaF a drhE of darkne$ vouel? And iI that i5 th€.a*, how;ee you ab[ b lool mc?' fte vempire 'Huter tal6 a st€p away frDm yoq mshearhrg his IeEty rapier You may have l6l€d nc once, but youhnv€ reveal€d you he nabp to mc nov, and Icmot aIM yd l,o liv€ ' Van tuchten m willingro pur.sd€ hL qu€sr lo dsboy the bdv oI Maun Iubl an€r he h6 deall Eth lou You havc no chorebut to defod yollflf agaist tour eEhrhile ally

wall you def€at tlre VmpiF Hmter los I L!c( point,Sain 1

^L^RM point dd thd ddide how you wdt to

poeed. Itill you @titue wiL\ Vm tuchten'stusion to put a end to lh€ vdpiEs (hrn to 10, orwiU give up on thb .offie ol a.tion md Fhm to you

Leaving op bnght tmis or tie Canvale behind youenle! the vilage of Balci. IheE appeaF to b€ norNngFrrti.ddly speial about tr\s place. Ir has a niu, a|aveh ad a lo.ge dd you would tudSe that nost ofLrs popdac€ make a lMng eithe! faming the ladh.ftaboDts o. hrough foEstF/ h the w@ds ihat Ie rothc $nrh ad eart ot the Ftlenal y@ wish to,ud you can afior.l ir, you hay $joy a baic mral orhcat and poktG aloS with a n+on of ire ior 2Cdld Prec, whjch wil Etorc up [o 4 srrvNA!.hrs whethe! you 6t h@ d not, with oE sm p.srJt zenr$ a8ain, yo! drid€ that it; time to ppss on.Incre aE two outes yor ca tal€ oDr of fie v agc:$c road easl, siBnpGted towdd! Vargelrhof (tun tortt), or r.he wel-wom ha& that leads south€asr\r,rds lne foFst (hm to 5d3).

9r\iru kndk bnck Or ontenc of L\e .up in one go ddir.llow dmply. You feel rhe etteds oJ the potionrm.diatply, as rhe sleping drau8ht you havc just.t.sumed snds you iDb a mcoN.jos stupor h

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91You tum, .ntchin8 one ol what s€ms like a mrllDnEflrtions in the mi.io6 suroundinB you: but thcEn{lion l@kine back rr you is thdtolahaLi humafwollnin You dy out in leiio! and loo( dom at yourhards lo s@ that your iinSc'nails have 8rown lobecomr cru.l, sicueedBeri .lrws. You lok ba.k jnlorhc lupinEcy6oltiehonnerren{r.d in ftonl olyouand bln.kout in shdt (add , to your clNcr {oft)Whcn you cone to again, tou stunble out of th.Hall of Mimrs b tind that night has fallcn and lhrCarnivale has.losed to thr pubhc for fie night BuiYou Jtu.oralone.Tnm to:3r

94itrs ctushha hmves B€foE you can defend yourFlrrou le€l d icy siab of pah h you! ba.k as the coldrcn of a baskeLldred sabre skewers your heart on irs!p. You drop to rhe cold. hard .obbles of the stablefdd, you heait's blood poolng on the grounddoud you, and thc lisl Oftg y@ ever hcar $ rheulhe grggbnB ot lhc bimnid-wit h md tlp woldsoI the headlN 8host. Lito I alwats $t your h6ey

94In ihe name ol $int Cruc,us, I wouH n.t thc MhoLyMd Lhe mclean lroh thG remplei'you decl e,.allingon the spirit oI the long depaited holy man. ftcrag8otemih a sldll, {'qh'ngcry [sbody writhingr romdt. You have deali Lhe hoNrer a Sricvour:lo$ Regain I LUcx pomt md tho tum to 416 to ti8ht.he @ahre, but belore you do e red ue both ils sxrlud srrvNA s.ores by hali

CoNldering hesh hunm llcsh prelerable to Dringdl heai, tie beetles lcap Iron tnc ldlledlcn carcassntoyourpath, Eadt to take tou on lignt ficursects

iTN DEATH'S HEAD BEETIE I:irond DIATH's HEAD BEETLE 5TNd DEAIH'S HIAD BEETLE 6TOUTIhDEAIH'STIEADBEEILE 7

.r\ou liI thc.arion (cderr rui,r Lo 136.

Sp.inting our of the siablc you cone face io fac withthelliAhwaymanlphantdmstccd.nre ghosdyhd*.rears up on irs h,nd le8s, trying to rrample you bencath

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tYa h,.t ud slalh at 6le gh.dly eou bul yodsw6rd sihply pas sbasht ttm8h it. How€verth. diE sFdF hne no &tfiarrty in hminS y@, TLphdl4m ev.te you with klh dd.ltws befoEledvinS you lor d€ad on the cold allrud and novlntonto , ndt victin. (Los 6 5r^MNA poinls.) lt youeudivo lhc rtt.cb you slowly lop .oMiousneslhrdi.g to tho desperate cr6 of dre Strigoivdns !th€y $truS8le agairot wningly tnsllnoul.bl. odd!h nd rhcnPlvrsol |ne sp€.lral pa&. .

You .on€ ro th€ n€xt dat lyin8 on tho .old, tEtdgrcund wheE 0p village6 left you, having bMdriven back whne fmding olf Ele S!6dy wolv6.arhe Howlint. FEm tlk pcitim ol ihe s's whiic di<h lh€ l€adF sl, rd iudge rhat y@ have tl.pr w.0inro tlE loloqng tltarMa .rthough y@ tel tub€tt* for it E€yond dp acd houndary ol tlrvilr8c you aE cmfrqd by a Parting of tlP BrFwll you lollow th€ rud 4 it divirtes to tlE nonh (bhto 15o) or thc cast (tum io r73)? or wil you tale 0rl6s wcllued lra.k inio the fo@t, which lies a h .or m to thc north{asl of StriSeiva (ium lo 3)?

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Y@ 6t r . dunba ttEt is Fa]ly a Mtu.] .hime,EnB into tie gI(M abore eoh whi.h tou .& lele\ omst in OF .o14 moist an of |'1r. ..v. .o6plerard the bl€e is not all $nt is novinS i^ lhc.rveTRo zebErr.iFd spidds l€ap our ol $e sh6dowsIl.h ol then F ov€r four reet long, their shorl Powertul legs hurlhS theF h'gh Dto the cavem to dftPdown on you lrom above. Fight L\e Cimt JmpinB

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I c,6€r oI dE s!d6 wiE rc 1i6r Ad.cI Roud, rbLrpng asdt kElt you b rhe n@i This meastu' yN sp€nd dE next Att ck Rolrd 8ebg uprsan (ur!6younave ttEQri.bnnnspeoal ah rry. $hch .e tou jhp !o your tet strarSh aw,y).Irlr heffi trDt yd m6t 68h' thc ncxl rcund oILolc with you Atia* Ska8th Edu€d by r point Iflou d€Iear the h{o spid€E, whi.h w.y wlll you rake

A runnel through which the moist breczc

A tN.gsay shelr with rcugh,

A pillite hole in the n@ of the cav€?

93Anod|d nidt hd€r dE stas b€.tG, $ ldwing 0Eed

'd mrle a b€d ror FleU .hma the fall6

l@v6 dDt hrv. @n{r.d h€n@th . stand of bcdrtu. FatiSu.d by

'our travatu, you .e j6t drbppirg

olf io sl.ep when a nappinS 6o@d in th€ bd.h6above mu43 you agan. FdIy awala, y@ rc[.n noEcafttuny to the rcud: it is lit€ the beating oI winStmd - hon th. gusrs of an rw€epht doM ovd ydand stiuinA th€ l@v6 within tlE holl@ - lar8. lcat thar Ih6 yN s ir, silh@ette<l fo. a nmdasaiGt rh€ nod Ir l@lc eni-hutuoid hut ld.huge pair of noth.like wngs. So6dl€sl, dle niBhr-hmt€r descdd' You se log, Ieathery antenn.elarye nultitacebed eyee, a 8tey tuNd body ad a sltsl'oI nouth 6lled with nedlshalP teth Withonna*in8 dy nob€, this dioE ndtumal hutd

MOTH.MAN

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9'1MI yd it€f.,t you .silanr you slod th€ Ei of th€right eidldt dy turrlEr disluboc an4 in dElning@ on you way a8air Trd to 5@,

you barde o 68aitut dr€ tulilt dmonic hou d,door oI ttE ch.p€l op4 ud a wil.l-hai€.t nm,

ding a woh . d patdpd Ebe dd sporting sally u*€npt bsrd..Lsh6 out ot tne building

ishing a L€e tilvs G h ft h. d. T€sft,il!' he shoub, ephr€ flymg lrch hir tiF T€sm,d of HeI, b(k lo tlre pit th.t spawned you!'At

I dE Shucl btuk ofi iE atiack mrb svasely arnar! wh6 0!urs 0E sjlvd cbe! *.n cl6ei andtum lail, nebt into the mblae or njgnl Tm

kin8 the b6t hom ih€ l<beh, bul he& nodin8

- it qaslE to th. rDud- The cloud sliditrd into a

ely nelil. sh.pe uth sEu& d,wed ffi,rety blad stin ad - n6r hniblv of arl -@ fa@lpp€d within the demn's v.il oI silme you

Fpare bo delen t yolelf agaisr rhe sil4r DearhstrINT DIA'I'II

bc rEve opqr the hu8e bor turd rkrr ro oictugh s paSE tu )d do e, a sEor8 mll oI

phur tills rhe liblary and a thict blacr doud@le*6 in iront oI you. Yo! jDnp lsck sraftl€d,

Erg a <td6, the S 6t De.th .m only be hamdb hagi.al weapG d oG .dt liod s'lvei |I ya

hlv€ rci(hs, th. il.n6 w slay Fu wh€€ )@6l.nd. Il you @ defhd yo|lFr, ad y@ l|r@teki! the Srl€nt D..tlt hn to a59.

Th. be stdr. e.!! ol tlE <hrmlE .lriP wilh b3litu ed Fkn6 ol tEy mld blm i^Mbling @iG Th. !n $dk ol ror .nd derth. Th@ k nothirg of ru|. in di. vault, olh€rth€ gaping bl,ck nouth ot ! nd., stdewilled Pttthe nddle ot the p.cl€d €dth fld. onG aSdn yfind youell vondeins whrt happened hft. Rrwo die li the told b l$ 0n, d equ.r t6, yoc@nr cIrNcB sE, hs ro 9i if it i! tr.i.r,

Yd clin! . bdi nighl ol st 16 up to dE6F.ne ot th! ro@. T6tin8 th€ d@ble dd! ydfird thlt tE/ @ tut le|.d and s, GuEourty Pqlf

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opql Yd q0.r i Lt8., dEuLrqtr.G hrll, lt3r polish€d whfte drbL lnlld wi'h d.rter rron€

p6dre rlE h4ldic @r of rlE ndle le* duldE Fopbof Mrh Bsr what r lEe ir dulr b.,

[E osr b dEtof a ht|m ltull Mred by rwirh winAs o!r*id!d. A axldd tulr of wird

hw ndrEE, $Fpht thNgh dE hll .dii8 dE .lq rnut b.hind y@. TddE h w.X.

5 t'urst ,^to nlm in ltd w.t , Yd rry ilEbut they @ now lek d, md no mour of

th€ Tow€r oI M.!r! blt thG i! ro 8oing b4tOn Er. oth€r slde of th. 6Eue h!! . bqd,

i*d stdE shn@ lplr.b b.th up to itE iop otiow &d doq to . a!! ld.l .rd b.vqd. ottnu?<ic it .pFE rhrr $. rt itte $E

ro rc t6d &ov., ! vr{ a r ellr.rnLv€l bd4 Yd h.E E dEiE blr to q @

.tir! doDin 6!ttE wlra wil t@ .41@

gglir8 m you prrl cd iorc ord olm lB6in,shudd* at th€ p-odF.t o, whar nighr d.tl you

Eosd nd (whrE you @ now)?

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rolTeding you €yes away from tne .old g* of dEmoon/ yd pdl you! cloak wm n+[er about you intu anmpt io kep out the irezing clnll Ddding itwould b€ besi !o kep nnng tor lear of suaDnbin8to hr?othmia, y@ continue onwards thrcugh thei9 ni8ht. And ltun yd .akh si8nl oI somelhhgdartin8 thJoud the winFy w@ds. But whmyou tulnyou ndd b0 8tt a clea6 wlew oI the Elitlerin8 iiSue,t is 8ore again. Folllft has it that the wild, stamedpla€s ol lhis a.dsed lmd aie habd by el€datalspi.ils, not evil 6 su.h but.apliciour their intentiomunloowablc md OErcfor jut as dark ed uFttlingwith anoricr sharp dDp in dr tempcrahm ammdyoq Orc bfina Eveals itsclt laping onto Or pa0lIlis no moE tlw tbne feet iall md ]mks like it is mdeentiEly out of ice. Ib lEn consGts ofspiky rpstmdinAi.icl6, its nG and cnin ae ponhd md sharp, ibaG md le8s stick{hir. The .reabErs hands andrcet ad in glinting ralons ot ice and

'rs nouih is

sp@.l leaturally wide in a shart lile grin. Irrespnte o.ks iE head o^ on€ side, ad in€s you wjrhits po€trating i€-bluc gde. Ils teetn aE rever slil,chatterin8 otutdtLy arl thc whne u gibbcrs bo ihell:'Iciclc noe md lrozen t@s, shurt.ld md jud.lc! .one&e mows. Sliv€6 of i.e md Jrost ft ni€, loav€ theherd| dd pay the pn@r Theco tinn6 its 6Fer about on dE Eoh pa& in ftunt ofvoq €tr€chvely blocking you. way. If you drinl( youknow the re spnte's name, tum to fl3. If not how wilvou pFced fon here? Il you want to threater tho@abE io ruke leave you alone, bm to :r3. Ii you

F;l Ell

*ourd raL\er ey mother/ le$ aggtssive, rPProa.n

104Ar.hels Arcr€ is a skaiShtfo$dd game of skillAr.her foi t is he wio rss ihe stall and hisa$istdt, an arhactive youS womd, have seL uPdle ta$ets at tne back ol hE boodr: I Gold ?i{ebuys you three rrrows witn which you tnve b njr thetarSets, one jn eadr. lf you do noL want to Play tur to162now) jlyou do, Fad on.

You nmd over yon. monoy lo AEhe. who says l,o hkassi6tdt, 'Cone on, r.iscl, Slve our dElenger histuee drcws' (ll you ha1€ the codeword Rdtstt onyou,4dhtre Srd/ aftcr yd have inished PlayinS,

To hit dr tust hrBer uidr tlt tu6t axow you mu.h?sr Vor Srtrl: you succeed if you mal€ a succcstulnll. Do Or sde jor the Fqnd tdget and trrbw bntadd r to 6r nhber you rcI when lisrng yor Sftil/,and on the drnd go add 2 to ihe nmler rclled lfyousu.cead wrth all firee rclls you win 5 Gold lziees andthen have io leavc the stal (tum (r 157). rl yon rrrlmy of the rclls yor los You may have uP io $Peeo;s berore you have to move on hon nere (tulning

105You find yourseli in a lLddly decoEted chmberOr display tue aU m:mu oJ musial

'nshmcnts,lutcs, viols, horns, a harp dd an omaiely Painted

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harpsichord. nodr. dmr leads our of the MusicRoom on Or oppcite side of Lhe.hanber You startto .rcs trc Imn bui aE baEly hauway acrcss whenaSreatcacophonousnoieeruplsfromtheinstTmentsaoud you, a jmglmg of bens, hvmging ol hrpnin'gs, jinslmg of keys, crashing ol .hords ddtmpcting of homs As the spetraL m6i. .onthuos,\.u ru for the Fcond door Roll hro dice. If dE t6talE les tlm, o. equal to, you c25 lf it is greater, you matc it out of Op dmsuffcringno alter €II{ts (tum to 3r)

u'nlnhndL vtgort You continued bmfo.mahonrto a Wetuolf hN Arat€d you an m@asedreiabolism md ftsistmce to danage Atrer a baEleiou nay restoF up to naI the nunb€r ol s'AMrN^lb'nts you lost duing d]e fighl Also, if you sufier ayilu.ies outsid€ a conbat situaiion you nay reducene damage suhined by 1 po,nt. Mat€ a note of thisren spo.ial abiliry on your,Adp,rkr sfitrr md thenan to dp paragraph with the sde nubcr as theJn. tou weE lasi Niructed lo wite doM.

r07lnu hufry over to ulrich. At Iirst you are thritled ta that he 6 not dead he les thcre with d€ handilmped over the woMd l,o his tnml - but then yourahse thar the.e is soncrhing els€ t€!.ibly won8. Byne lght oi you lmtcm you se. that LI..h's eyeF:ive hrned blood rNt ad his fac. F pulsahng, as

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ubugh ot€ bon6 bhe01 aF ledr$girg rrme€lv€sTte woDded woo<leru 616 yd widr that sderd{yd staE. Rur' is the ft dr*hible md heneg6 to utld bef@ his voie bffi d dimalb*. Backing away n hmi6d di$€li.l you..nott..!

'our €y€s awry d Ulrich sull6 his oM n6h-

watdng FdEfo.nation, His body eweUs, hffitinghb cloih€s ar the seas, bemming coveEd in thic}bown hail Ar th€ se line lh€ whole duE of rishodchaSe Saining, mout 6d la8-flred mw -whne his heds chdBe into h@!y p.k He r@ i5 rstjn<hegd bul $. pcond sljn he wed bftathhis hmd one ir lhat or a *ild bdarr Riiins on its hindlegs, belowing leecioulr 0€ weebdr ;ftactsl Youhave no .noic b!fto ,i+t you fiiqd.

WEREBEAR

Slow io dgd ad yer hidy dmgebE re dosd,Ulrid the weEb€.r is a lomidable opponent r hewosde yo! nore ola h{ice, add 1 to yod CE^NGEsoF. Eyou win thb bafde, hm !o roo,

tu€Arler *qdug you have ba bld or dirored $far, you really do begin bo ina8ine th.t t}lis is ar] tooeas). Lowering the cup tou tale .3i.p towads L\enonl, nying to p€et hd€r hL owl ]lE urFipst€dblM om6 iroh b.hind a a blut isrrusi daclcactc th€ b..* ol ),our had- You f.tl u.Nio6 rolh€ nd or the he6.nun t@ 2 rdh^ poinE and

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Sinc ny Fndf.rhd's time rhm h6 bM rrtk of the{ld w@ds Furd tlE partl b.in8 hrmd. Evcryore in . whjlc . wrdnina b.ABd d a .hild would*ay lEm lh€ p.lfi md Ael I6i in rhr w@dI, nevd r,obt sq agalr. whs4ei that happerod rhe v li8ettr would dlw.y5l@lkrowinRly ato€ morhe! ande, "Th€ Howling cdned then dd lney war ,,,

iut whai 6 the Hwlingl yd 4LTom ey it is the 6ll of lhe wild. Some rlEt k rfi€th6ts ol .ll the einab lhar h.v€ ben huted to nviolent dd h the wild w@dr' Konnd gos on. ,Brr*ha!eve! it Ir ovo the lat yer theE have been dordd noE strhBe effi.6, util last nonth eh@t'e atta& bege. art ytu,l] * to. yotreU sn

\one dF eisr, but f€€ling a lot t* crrai4 you dowhat you can to pftpe [o tae wharder ft is that isthftat€ning slriSoiva. Tlm to 195,

adventueendsvidlyoubodysmahed topi*es onthe rocks at the botom of fie gorge fr below.

You wal@ ircF a feverish and tcnifyhgly rc.listi.dFan, in whi.h a polf is snapping it yo( wilhslayering laws You open you eyes and 6nd youreolllookhg up at the cobwebbed rtrften of a woodcnsha.l You are suddoly bought back to thc ptucntwitha starl,a rush ol unbiddm and unpl€asmtnch.orics whlrling $Jou8h your nind. You rncnbc!cilchln8 si8ht of tie hut beF'een the rFes, a bcaconoi nopo in or cold, wolJhauted d8h'. Your rdlnrol(tionis apainhlone lie ev,8e atrac!by ihcBlick Wolf - dd drd vou Fdl rhe lace ol ihorvodsnd perinE down at you, his :!e Snppedlimly in his neatt hmds, ils shaJp edSe ruddv rsirh

Bur now you aF lying on lhe mcomfortabk, nraw.rtufed mathes oI a pallet bed You foi.e your$lf t.sit up and gasp n pair fmm tlp savage wolibite yooeerved to your shoulde. 'You wmt to tate.ard olthar,' you hea! a gruf voice say md you tuh insurprise s incing again as the woud smarts - lo sdoa tlx.kser. bearded nar $idng ai a table ncrt to isronc cnimey brasi, snoking a pipe. His canwoiiIdcc is Lit by the dull olmge glow of a fiE, crackling inthc hcirth. 'I vc .leded ad die$ed the vound .sD.st I .in but its goh8 lo take time ro lEal.' A candlcbums in thc whdow dd oulside all is shronded in

Not fan/ sure whele you are, who the me is, or whyhc s .hGen to tale cre oi you, yod mdblc yourthanks. 'Come, sit. fteE's sdethhg I havc to sh6wyou' Cauhously you rise lrom U. bcd and j6in thoma at rhe rable 'l'n LrLi.h, md I mak. mv litin( asniftster in rhek wild woods,' h. sys, p-iLi"ilGhind as you l.ke a s.ar On the tiblc in fontof rhcwoodsnan is a bmdle of ceM, bloodsia'ned cloth,and you find you6.lf wondc.ing why a sen'nglydccmt nan would wdt io livc our here nr snclr twild, islaf rd and danacmus Pla.c.'What hepened?' you as*, uable io rate your cycsolt lhc..imson bundle thai lcs bebven thc iwo olvou. And s Ul.'.h Elar6 hF raFion ol ddnts.I l.Nas insid€ h'5 shack when he heird ihe wol\cchorrlin8 and vour cne! Takin8 up his arc, he rushdd

'l Mag€d ro lav a svaSe vo6d on tlEt bla.k w.lt'hccxpl3ms 'Scnt it pacth& lnc rstofiBsdry pn.kkurynt after,onccthcysaw tn.irL orb€st d'

'You want€d to show me $m€L\in&' you Fhin.l

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'I^ded I do,'he mutrae ard b.Bc io mm! th€budle in tont o1 hin 'l rold you I d€alt the wou aeva8€ bloF. wen, in fad, I cut oil itr paw At ledt, irwas a pEw io begin widl . . .' Ulrich peers ba.t the laststrip oi bloodstained dotb'Sut tell m€, d@s thar l@k

Lying on the taue n frmr of y@ is a gnfftert blftk-IurEd claw, el]rryh@ betwen A h'llrd hnd ada wou's paw Ho@r ei3ls yo( hean in its chilintgnp. Betorc Ulffh evm rE a chece to explair! you.leady kmw wha' lF ts soing to et 'TlEt easn t awolf thrt atta.ked yon out ti€E in the woods tonight

'Wffiolll'you 6nis1l Yd lnow whnt tnis ffi, llwodd€lplainy.[f evaish|6. dhoribleh.llkir'alory d@h. Fo. thebiie of . w@or- a lm clrsilo lale on the loq ofa goU whfi ndr iSht barlBlhe vorl<l - ca;€ th€ dead dlseaF or lrdtnrop,Dr *u3de atfliction drat is apoNible fd ils 6wnSlD6tly htrfomatior. It ts .s good d a .l€athst6ce, io! widDur a cue, the only futue you .dlool foMard lo is one or nadnes ad nude., 4 thcwor side you rtrutale to fre iE€U dd $tist ib

You slare .' ih€ gDbesq* obj<r lyins m dr bbl.Evdn aB you wahn, it aPPed t6 b€.one noEnman and l€ss aimal in lod, s€eing you rea.tim,Ulich says, 'This h o evu th$t and should bed*hoyed. Throw it into the fire dd be dm€ wiL\ it'

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t*41Do /@ ent io thrw th. chdgbg hind inb rlE fftim€diat€ly (hrh tD .9o), or d6 you want ro r.re a.lM l6k at n fi$t (hrm to r39)?

You slilli ly hl€ onrol of rhe hotg ad th€ siageo.h.n6,mitul*tBsudder yflatinB,'Duh€r: tdibl€ @ frch h.lind and f€el your blo.d tE to

f3al

'1u rinht blor the d€mm d% slups ro rhe

8hu4 or€ bultrg nilky db oI it3 blind ey€ srrl3hnn8 up at you, As you wat h, rhe shuct,s bodyb€gN to blbble and smot€ di$otving into a foulblac! slin€. util all that is l€It d a f€w bon€i rnd ikyeuMed f:ngs, You lot up ro se oEr the door ro rlE.hapel+hriro E oFa. A wild-haiEd hd, dEs€d in

At you ilnal, lillins strcke, rhe gidt naSgot 8oeirto ifs death LhJo6. Conwlstng violentl, il thrasheabout in the djct h6s of

'b ow. yclow i.hoFbl@d.

Its $Bmdted Fail h s one of the indM'buhingbrzies, sendhg the brass sbnd .rashing lo thc n6ormd lbt coals .dading acro$ rhe t.gstdnes of th.hchrary. S.v.ral of L\ets cone ro Esi aoon8 thogafiaPd swatli6 oI .hurch vesrnents. ln neFmommls dp fabnc G ali8hr and wonds later tE haspizd hold oI tie Abbey buildinS. lt ionehow srm56hg dEt the conption thal was at work hereshodd now bp puged wilh fiF. (Re8a'n r LUcx

Talmg noLhDg hom this dffiated lehple, you nerh€ Abhey No one b6 to stop you as you M back$rcu8h rhe @urtyad to $e dain mtrance, and lbnrheF you follo\v ilp vnding ha.k ba.k rhbu8h thc.!a8s By lhe t'me you Etum b |nc hi8lwit th€ niShlsryro theeast islitnplorn s aomd by $c blazinSbea.on ol lhe bming Abbey.

Erenhlarly you .an 80 no turther wiL\out stoppbg roEst. You slep lithrlly, in a drich besdc dp rcad, mdcohe the nomhB you aF on your w.y .aain. Tuh

aa5You dehver what you would have ihought wat atn[ng blow aAaitrt lne HiShwayman's body. BurwhaCsft stl]remdeadcdmifr lstillslands, lauShrgar you van arempb to d€sh.y hin.'You cannot kill

whit does nol lvcr rhe Headle$ HiShvalhddc.laFs tlihphddy Baiely controlring your .ising*nsc oI pdic, you .hoc. a di(crht ouM of aclion.Nill you try to dcskoy the sldbol marlcd out m drnoor of rhe stabl. (tuh to ,41), salch up Or skulllrum to 295) or run for it {hilc you siill ce (tum

saking your way b€tuan the blt, shuply Pli.hedbu'ldinSs,you a;ve at they lage squaE/ wheE anmpbmpu nedng .ppeas ro be talcng place TheullaScE plwnr ae all carryn8 prrchfo.k/ rythes:nd other obj(6, wh'ch n,Bht well b€ inprcrisedirrpons As @n as rhey b(ohe awe ol youf rrknc€, a hDsh falls over the asmbled thMB ddr I cy€s I'i on you, naling you lel in.rdibly d.omn dable A lem, niddleaS€d ntu, wiul rhiming BrtyhJr and wcaring . chah Milrovdd leadrr tuni.,Jrrach6 hilull lrom thc dowd md apprccn6 you.

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H. holds hi. han& opd b slFw dEt h€ n€aN @ iI,but tlE <abbarded sE rd bu.tled to his belt and lh.sEely l@t in his 9€ scg€6t dus M F no o h.loole<l kith. 'Ho, frieni,'rE caib.'W€ don't 8el nan/s!6t.rs vkir us in th€e Farb. I{hm e you honed what .e we do lo! you?' How w you Mswerth. hu! quesrion? will

'ou t€I him the trulh, thal

you were travellint th@ugh Op ba.ld@ds whoyou weF attacked by a pack or wolve (tum to 57)?WI you t€U hjh tlDt you wF krveuin8 rmnPriEb.d lo Soflen whq you left tn. tud ddbede lost in the loEl (nh !o ar5)? or wirl tou reuhih ih.t you @ a wand€ring svord-loFhiE in r.Fnot d .nplot€r who hignt appl@b your gNi.6

a7You b€kd AdE's aislant to ft side. OrEe ellhas 6nlin.d oEt her @ is lrisl you rell he' ho$you set her EEther Hatu at ?'t. Gtbtu 7N AE yo!teU hr of hh heanbrcto Fdd ror hd, in o'd€r robring her hone again, she brte into te,E. 'I was toohiEry,' she says betuq eb' 'I should not hav€ lefrhohe $ sudddly. Oh hy p@r HN. I mst retuh lohh Tha* you, sE6ger,Io! bringh8 m n€ws oi hybrcther May the gods bl6s yoD.' YN r@l tha warmglow ot a Sood job weU dme and I@l tntt you hrreachieved shething to help Fpatr thebEkm Flation'ships oi M unhappy hde R€ai^ : LUcx point tnd

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13Conv.rr h. btteE of dp winld .ldatal'r dfthfo nmb€6, ain8 rh€..d.a=1,b=2,c1 E26.Add th€ numn€E tog€thd and thR tuh !o th€par.Fap\ wruh i5 oF !3ft 6 tn. tolal It th€ParngraPh rDk€s tu 9e you have got the @ahE's.a@ krcn8 dd you aE toinS to hav€ to Ey adilleMt appm.h W l you hreat€n th€ @atuF tokt you pas (hm to :r3), or wtu you hy sonerhing

!9Br.vely - or f6[shly - you sp up she of opnudSy EH b6ln ih a ldle ad Fis€ it ro yN LiF.In one bol.l a<tim you g p .lom ib ont6b. You3!ep at tlE loul lash and it t all y@ 6 do ro 3toprau 8or8. risinS. slowlt aE Foti6 ia}6 etilcr. Aa,rin8 Sloe 9d.b thtughout you bod,Evihrirhg *6y 6hF 6r ttu beiry. You h,ve jEr$rllw.d erc tind oI h.rlinE potim, R6!oEq^MN^ poinE equ.r ro h,lf you lrrltrl sr^M!^<ore, tudirt Facri@ up, drl Educe you.lhc!<oE by 4 pohE (noting that * @ot drop below tFtalinE that there

's hop€ yet tor your .ause, will

Ira"€ lhe kitchs dd lale the otherPassrS€way leadinS from the

Larc .nd p6s thn8h the double d@6ar rhe rop of dr€ Srand stai(e? Td ro {6

ln a bust of briliat bluewlule l€ht liShhhg s.hn€lerl thm6h the vdios conductinS rcds ddwie to lne raDe, m whichli€s the scjentisfs ugodly@atim, Ih€ pan-negl! pan-mclire mtrud jolEviolmtly with the ubridled eldmt l powd or thestom co$ing lhnugh iL And tr.m the violeme oI3E lenpEr pas6, ils echo Mbli.g ov& th€ dist nlooutain peal6. For a momdt all is stil, tLe ai!loud you hot witn the rm€l olbffit ozom, but th€olh is short-liv€d. l,ifi . Ii$ of steaning pblotuad lhe da'* of neddi.,r join6, dle

'l1@hoc@atim strgg6 to its fe€t. Ib jaw dsF opd\ l€itin8dl a tenible nNg wail. 'ft! alivel' the $i€J i5tshouts wid| shridl€d gle. 1J@ again win dpy&(@ Po6o. AGnm of b€int a nadmel' andhd h€ bcls nro a fit of htsbical ktrghEi 'And bohi^k, you hav€ had {E hmur ol wit6ing nytol€h'sbirrh. Ih€hulkht@Eudhrutoheyoudtt with lurntsinA, dantinA sleF adre onFu, ams oubtrer.-hed You knw you nusl at l€sratlenpl lo stop 0us thjn& pbich should n€v€r hav€b€€n tlvo life at a-Ll. Ih€ only suitable weapon youmight hzv€ at yN .lisposr is a Ircn Rod. L youh:vesuchdobjed,tuhtoz. not, youe 8oin8 !oh!"e to Ely m old st*i once again (tum io 42).

with nl you weight hdginE Eo m€ hdd, as you*i!cn for your nqt tootlrold, ihe bn& yor eholdhg comes lo6e. I$thctiv€ly you let go md

E.h tor $oth.i but ln your h.ste ydr .lukhin8fi!84 sLip m rhe w.l moul.l ed 6ndr no pEheUnb.Lft€d, y6u Ie y6u lmting dd plun8. inrolhe pit Yd Nt tli. boatoa with a spb$! landjnS h tf6l of ioul w.lrr, mon8 h..F o{ hnlLd slft,jding

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sh6urdE .rd tuntng yN kR. (Iff lsm pointr md 1 snl point.) Paintullt you pul]youn lf t6 y6u fe€r. Tuh td !i.

Yor find youEelf lollowin8 r dope downwa.ds into a.avd, whicn G little inoE rhan a wi& hlm€j, witi h{ohrtha hD€le lead ing off it. Gold gl€@ n th€ darl-ns, a 9M of tE tlitierint y€llow m€ral @uJsinadKugh ore *a! whm il @n6 to rhe surfae. LyintrndM o ttE 8Md, t@th tlE s€d of gold, isth€ b.dy ota Dw.rl FM th€ relhl @dl€ tu€d 0ohEh€rnetand ln.pi.lrr.lFsathissid€,dweuathe pa.k still on hi! ba.k, you t.r@ the Dwarl !o b€ .pFsF.toi Yo! ..utio$ly fru<h dom rext lo thcbody dd leL lor a pul6e. flE Dwad is dead bul whattiled him? nM you soe the h{o pm.t@ hol€8 nrhb nect nEy look U(e tnGo that miBht have hNnnade by a vnpie - o. r very LJg€ spider. II youwat to earh tle Ddl'r hody, tuh to 166. If mr,you w r rDve lo l6v. lhit dividing of dr€ p.t!: but

Aldlg dEI@ 6wl.paco{M qit? Tlm ro97Aldg a wid€ ciNLr luNl2 Tutor{r{dg a slalact ehung pegryay? Tuh lo rar

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You notie dDt the mm ;.6 veioE dErltr ddaiN rud tus cL On. of the sbrE ro pulj€widl a wam yerbw uthr &d h. tEts hold ot ir, G itror lcl|@ 'J6t c

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'dx wbE is upon yoq nitht cMtwr' YM f€el tnat ,brnle is inwitabl€,6d draw vru swod in Rdits.Tuh to465.

r4sidding Grddmothd zekovo . h6ty lftwelL youlEd into th. night me hoF, Ltl.h at you sid€.You d detdin€d r,o M UE iMe l@ti. tolrcud and ?ut m ad to lhn lvhg nightdd. Il irml hird lo @t tn. wolv6' paing. You 5@ 6rdFus.rv6 d@ding . prth .l . rt@bling ii! 3EElil srft*n qrh qpc.d @b. You t<@e asN oldirbnr y€lF ad howb. Behrd yN @mG a fldd€n,$dlins !w yo! tum ro s th€ Dla<l WoU leucit

'6€lf trDn the dep darb€s b€*en rhe Es. But

ais hme ts Ulrid eho to the iaret the .Eahrreh$ Even8e on ils mjnd, You he aiicrmirg tuchbd Uldch howls in pain is the wolt sinks ils teelhinro his thtuL Th€n the woodsnn lies slill. Youwarch, Ir.26 ror a hom6l in disbe[evinB hom., asth€ woll ri€ hom Uki.h'3 DFn. fom md vouE.lik t9t it i mw sr.rxtnS o^ ib hind legs. Oiiyrt€ @tun is a wou no 1n8.. IE body i5 stEFdho€ lilc iIBt of .

'M, .lrh.ugh il ir still @ysEd ir

@ bL.l tur md lBt llE llmtt ]eable $@r &.t.mv-tip @ oI a woll. Il has b€one $nerhin8

Eorc lhm bd*t md les dln hMm. lips drlin8back 6on blodied 6ngs, the Bla& w€wdr Bslsm@.in8ly md tll1G tMa.ds you. Yot har€ no

BL"ACKWIREWOTF sKLrT srAMrNAT

The beast wil not rm fron ih$ Iigh. and you wiu notlet i. Ore way o. @ther, ihis will be a fight to ihedcaih. If you pEvail, tln !o 29.

ta5Th€ iNbnt ih€ expoed flde of you ldtem touchesth€ han8in8 obwebs, th€ silkd sFards bNr inionde The liF spFads hpi.Iy 66u8nout lnc chrh-b€r, with the mdsr€r rnpp€d at its c6kt r^ith theSpid.rQms bLdd{hiling mam ehoing inyour ea6, ye ne uE beiftn€d ove. Ih€ cav€monsm€d by Em6, dri.lbla.t troke poG inlo th..eh{ork 6f und€rgrund ftllfuli yon wiu not b€ ablcto adter dr ave IlN- If y@ aft going to qtinu.*.rding tlE.av6 bmsth Sund€Ed P€ah n.rr .note tfat if you are ser giwm the option ol lisirinSPfagraph 4rr tou nay rct chooF that path. TlletraE only hro ents fion ihis plae. U/ill you tollow th.bmel of stalactites (hm io G) or the stalAgmitstuftI (tum to {o5), or will tu quir rhe spiderinfest€d caves albo8ether (tuh l,o r31)?

The footp.int of the Tower oI Mau b ld8er thd youhad at 66t orought. The mh towd k@p obviouslyris6 abde OF mo€ €xtetuiv€ layout of the gftud

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flM, Yd 6nd kilth€s dd sruate @tr (m.l IM-.ge !o lind a@8h dly Boods !o bate up 3 Meddworth ol Prcviiim) l,ur the nGt impesiv€ loon ida l,Ia€ b6nquetinB hall, IXe table, wnich ii set io4odiMerSuests,hasbedlaidlorslppd buthowlongago? The plales, cndlBd.ls dd dlty goblels @aI @v€Ed in th€ lin€ go$md vens oI spiderwebs,You my t lc a pan of Silv€r Cddlesti*3 jlm thetable but th€€ G Farly nooting els€ oi Ge to you her.

'Mi@ mircr, her ne sFdL Trp Silwr Da88er iswhar | rck.' As @ as you lDve +oko, dE glN hl'onr of yd apFaE b npph md you En€$onlad6. Ir G EpracEd by rhe imAe of a 6nely daffedsilver Dagger, s hilt lomrds

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(Regain r LUci

Add th€ Silwer IhBg6 ro th€ Equipnor L$r d youtldwrrz sra!. Yd fry E lhe da8ge. in ombal, lr}'ou wish, but b€.i@ it b not b..laed in the s.h€a ay .s you sword, you n6t n8ht with yM AnackStrength €du.ed by I poht. Howevei injuries youcause my cahF widr the word'W*' jn iB nme

w'n suff€r hcsed dmage O r^MN^ poink rdth..th$ UE Effir 2) as the pE netal is inini.dl fo li.irkjnd, The Silve. Dagt€r wll alrc h.m Undea.l edDenG but n oris @ wll ause thc sull 2 ar^MrNr

P$ rhNgh th€ ods dd- IG to t.t.

Fing*dF bnah againsr er fibl@ 16{ .nd rh4wirt a lurd\ yd n&ge to e!+ hold a yo! nnt6oths few irdE into th€ Fart oto6. lt is . tlow.nd tirirE pn6 but in dE dd yq h.MA. to pdlyNrdf dn of th. *.np, uril Fu li. p.nrinS ttb@th d ttE gEsy mdnrd As Fu li. ttR, |(ilh8stmgrh Frlm b rur erlin8 linb6, t@ L<ftawe of. pulsrin8 lght d@ bJ. tdEn8 up toud F nidqing rEr:hlighrs hdairg dd rh! b.Btt8Md, glrying wirh a *inrilLtinS gH ldlrF(tm. Th€ mov@r of lh€ bobbing b6!s ol li8hr llht?noti..nd y@ aE qFan.€d by tlF str.n8e d.ntnsmovftnrr oI m in pamdbr Th. tlowint n.Eh-LiSht is surAin8 tiopads you, ad i5 now plhlng rh.levol€ni silmn You bftly have tine to Bet royou f.et dd ursheathe you sod b€ioe ihe Will,olthe-Wsp is upm yo|a i^tmt on ,ee<llnt otl your

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azy,rort!h.gtcd.Rturecdb€n d.dbytheold!r*lol tie blde tlu wi€ld but it EShL! b.d w h 3izllithol6 ot aryy. Every rin. it n t€d a sc6ful hltrtril$t you, the n.ldoldt M.NiSht slU .a@rcu , rr^MrN^ poinb of damte. ff you Lil th. wtl-o.tFwrp the ur ooh 6016 hdldtng its iodbgeth{ .llslFte inro tE air, leaung be-hlnd ore.lErp rh.U oI o@rc, as 0E @ahe fuE aw.y ro

n. m* .d!nE yu ro dE A!h€y, lc.dh8 Futlteth dE turpler of sluE buidhgs to lhe d@ibry |gaed id wandding pilgriG. llE h@ltDe. y@ lD . dnpl. p.llel b.n dd dE dep.,r3 AUhl.LErFlhEnd - his lac hid.id bv rlp @lol h!'

'!b. lit ltE tEt - brh8s td . borl or

tt.!6int b'!.tr ad..up of der s.t r.Doy@ wdtit€ltllt odrh!rbnrh6btuAhlye(tuhtoqj),d wodd y@ EtlE 6t y@ M prceiliE (dFdfi8.t.X) bd@ sdding doM btr dE night (tuh

On iipte tou @dr up ed u yN 6ng4 @.r th.ha8. ol C.!rb Wtllen,6 the old wikn advi*d, Th.or& t t ! t .l digndy asd ad, @nfid6r th.r rhi!i lh€ ophlnE nEhaih lor lhe ret d@r, you.pply pEs@ at fiis point With a clct, a doorhj.ldd wlthin tlE paintinB oI the fr! oI LupFvi. -dEl ytu wodd mvq hav€ bm abl€ 1o 6nd otheMile- rwtnF opa, B€ydd is a mw rhore dt4iEa., Doyou wbt ro cthb thjs tw shi@. (tus bo 5a) or

would you rather lcavc thc Map Room tircngh thcdoor n lhe itu wall (1m to 311)?

131Takn8 a deep bFaLh you approach the bd edmqunc as ro rhe cost ot a room lor the nighl 'ThreeSold pie.€s, \alf board,'he says,'one gold pir.e forjust lhe roo'n.' lr you are wiuing to pay tlr I GoldPi.ccs, you find tha t half board h.hd.s a ttulrd oIile and a cold, spit roast .hick.n, shi.h rstdFs up td4 srAM'N^ Pornts. If you or y pay for tlr rdom yduw l harc to eat one he.ls worfi of Proyisidns torstoe any ener8y. r4'hatcvcr you decide, ) ou naynow erher redie to you ioon (tu to :53), or siay nihe bar dd ky spcilinB to the lmdl.rd (tum io r55),ure barnnid (hm to 133) or dle ntense young man

'Bal.i lies to Lhe mrrh rnd turthar easr of her€ is Mau,but tials a good day's lonmey away. And on tie otleiside of the fopsr you'll nnd the l,own of V&ge.nof,dlthouah word has ii ihat thatpla.e toohas falrd orhard hmes. Now trrn to,95.

rr3ll you l,jUcd Or Arh-Lycanthrcpe with ihe wulienSrrord. tum bt64.Ifnoi,you do not hare rhe neansto stop thc demon hon resurdring Count vr.olac,Md th.!e h no way you will be abLe toprevailagaitutdrWcEwa.g l+inceof l.upravia.Your advdtuFwilled hcp, ar Lhe dEad claws ol rhe fi6r oI L\e wulfL.n

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414jtep thb iat'0€ sinister CmivaleMasl,er says withr Fvinklt ir hn.f6. Y@ h*6 him 2 Gold PieGs, whichre .atches h hn bp nat. 'Stay d hou or stay aI dat'!.hnnps, but djoy you stnt cone lvlut nat/.'?.sring beneath tlp 'Canivale' t:mer you explotic fan beyond. Ilrer are si dfferent sp{tacler OEtnpture you. nieFsi. The lirst 6 a mdnighr+lue tent:nbellNhed wrrh r ver m@c and stars, beaDng ihe:ame.: 'Madame Zelda MEtre$ of Mystery'. Thea$nd $ a gaudily puted wagon $ irh the le8endHaU ol Mjftrs' painbed on the side. Ne\t comes rheJn,nous soudinS 'caBe' and alter thal a stal called\Ehe1s A(ows'. Then there is a one ne puppet

:now, 'Master oJ MtuionetteJ, which is attactingturre a.rowd. ljst oi all there is a 1tu8e tent at lhe:enhe oI the Cmivale, whicn has a threatdlng pairn glowering eys md fanA-nlkd open monfi pahtedrn the thi& cavas. oubide tie drnwn ba.l entmnceiap is the si8n 'Cmolsha s Cabhet of Cunosilics'.i\hich of drp erhibib would you tike ro visir 6nr?

\hdane lda,Mfrressof Mysrery?

Cr.okshanks' Cabhet oaCu.iosities?

Lost, you say?'Th. mnt stccly cyc ncvL'r savcs as.e considcA you! story. ln an cfiort to .onvh.c hjm

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rou begin [o balbl€, mbelishing you r.le withp€riilmt .l€tails. You e not lying exa.dy; yod ftn6t behg a little .domi.al wi$ th. hdr. Tdst yorll/.ft. r you ar Lncky, tuh to 263. r Fu aft U.lu&y,

a16fte pasageway eventually m.ls al a small, oKnddDmb€r, redly no noE thm d ertsded alcove lbelar of the space has ben holowed out to lorm astone bowl, dd inside tlis is a writhin8 nds oJSlislening black reehwoms You aE about to tunad 8o bact |1le way you hav€ cme who you noticesnat bok Like the hddle oi a daSigd ptuttudin86on the Epulsiv€, .ipplh8 ms. You .ould aL.nosttelieve sondne was brtedhg vemin doM in Or*du86ns. Do you want [o Fach into dE pit to takehold ol tle hilt md pun it out (tum td 432)orvould,rou €trer Fhm to L\ejmction (hm to r31)?

\j7orce the famer md his qle aE out oI the way youoake you. nove a8aiNt the Changeling The c@LuEhi$er md spifs ai you, baring claws ad needle{harptP€th You, in tum, trust in cold srel/ folk lore havingit rbat ilon is inimical !o such as the ChagelinB

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U ihe Chdgdling wo6ds you noF thd onc, add Ito you (:Ncx $oft. A6 soon 6 yd def.at fic imp,

133The candl€jft €lla. hous6 m extsive wine colec

table, howevs, you lind a Nnbd of dNry bottlB ofpd wire Md sme of a .lea. sDirft, a nlnbq of rlemalready hco.ked Do you w;t b &ink some oI *!ered wiie (tum bo 153), sone of the deu spnn (tum rolF) or wodd you raoE leave the

-ire @Id ad

look elswhere (tuh to ,?

\j9Talh8 dF hdd in you om, by the tuct@me hberl'8ht of the fue you era'm ir TIE hdd ts nowrrrnosf.onpletelv h4an. erept $ai rt still sPorrsparti.ularly long dd hdrdo€d .lah L!e naits. BurlneE is smerhing e1*. on the middle tnsa oEp F aldgE sold signet nns bedtns a ffil<tbh .Est on

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bbodin8 .asde thai stands at O€ lip of t]le cliff, nighatbve wuffqstein, ih boken batlments foming aF88ed line againrt the sly Dul( s sprcading rrsPuple-gEy nanile over tie sow.apped mou ranstl dE nolil, whrch n tum casr their shadows aGs|he @fs oi the villag€ Your lirst impEssion is that

'tir a feral placa nole hone l,o minals than nunns.\langy cus pick ovd deF.itus in the rtreets and th@ir no on€ ro check ydr plo8es. li you have thecreword ,4yrat 6o.ded on you Adtenturc sh.et,un !o 196. lfnot/ tuh ro 19,

141ff you ar able b n8ht with a silver Dasger tum tory2. Ii you do not have such a weapd, tum to 173.

Creeping along OF pasagsay you mter a *ctionthat is dr size of a tuI M, wh€F several tuel8heet within dre h€dt ofSmdeEd Peal ?styo!/ 5*t,/.U you suc@ed, tum to :9:. If you fail, tum to 331.IU you lEve bq hee befoe, hm to 236 sildght

443sdll leeling ueasy, tryhg to shake

'he pdeoid

iplngs of malicious intent, you Etm l,o the Gd-\waE that h{ilight is rapidly givhg way !o nj8ht,hU you nN nake Io! the sdctury adong the pdksb the east (hn to fl) or p6s on north towardgvar8€.hot knowing that you wiU have to tuke .dpuder thest s(tumio96)?

r4lD.ihin d ro .@plei. you srh fd dr. Ar}!LyoduoP. {'d fre Fu!.lI &on iE oed le.cy,y@ P!6 stA169 ih. dd hril welr {ra !@r.

you ey€r, you te€l 6 dsnte *omng qd$ werytibF oryou b.lng M.k€ E rcr€ ot thenub€r r756yd! /ir'rdhd stuel md brn io:o,

ra5Y6q hrk into lie h€arty bFrh w h gEar gEto &d in

45Pei$ lhdth rh€ d@F .r ltE tlp of rlE sraire,tm fild yowu in a aqch sEEI€r, walnut-tn.U.ddle<ndber E loE you @ E{o hc w.lnut,paFlH d@8. A brd ptaqE m rhe ft !o rtE l€,ft i!

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4149.rch€d Firh rhe *o!ds nt p Rom' A 6imiLr mel,lpl.r. @ $e dd to tha n8h mds 'MEic R@c'. A.Fu 6 s rc odE w.y d, wil yd 6Er ih. Mrpl@h(tuhto o) or th. Muic Rm (106l?

47Drawng d aI Fur tm6 or d6F6F, adm.lFtu.U.d Cmge, with ybur $od tu*d .bov€ yourll.4 you charS€ th€ wou €!€n ar it lrunchs hFU atFu, Bqt h.vin8 sei4d lhe lr tiative, it is yd whoh<b the li6t bltr The wolf squedL in pdin, ndrnen? iE p.in tum€.t ro 6ter, lt is upon you,

rJld two tddEArr.t Rtuds or i, t@ Educ th.E&t r/l&)'s rrlu to 7d k$, efijdwdhl,p.tu

'4Yd tum lrDh dE na88or i^ hdi6.d har, inbdin8b run froa lh€ Abhey Bul d yd do e, the rep€ll€ntnoNkosiry cmwrs6, voditing .oploB anosts orcime ov€r you, which b ot a highly acLdic MtuF. Ron6e dice, divide rhe bot.l by 2 (@rdiit halvd up)ud add I to th€ nub€r (6i!ing you. iotal oI berwenI tnd 6)i r€duc yM sr MrN se by thjr nanytohts II]bu N3r auve, y@ dE goirg !o havc !o6tht th. hdsrtr. Tm lo at6.

119PullinS 6id€ dp ortdr hu8 affi th. enk.re,tou st€p inio trp tqt of hm.nd st 6. A tug ol

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incN smol€ aseils you Sitting behind a crularrabl€ dJaped with a blue relvet cloth ts a hiddleagedwoM, overly Fadeup and wedjng lattr uponlayd 6I coloured ve s {d shawls. On hd hedd j! aoituon turban, held logethd by a spphir€ pin, Acrystal ball 6is in ns cawed ebony dadl€ in iront o,her 'Welcone, stragq,' Madme zelda says, hdacceni srrong and prcbably ovddone lor etr€ct. 'CGshy palh wjih gold and I wil rev€.1 l,o you a! th3t $?tuture has in s!o!e.' li you wdt to pay for thispnvile8e, deduct the gold 6om yot AnMtuft Shdtand ih lo 224. If y@ do not wet to spnd m]

r50A vicio6 bdljn8 sful epjng fDn beks theIthtwolr'sslavsins jaws, the ieribly dug€d Cou'

If th€ Welwou wosds ya at all, add r to yourcllNcr &oE. If you Edue the Ar.h ]-ycethrpe'ssreN rcF !o 6 pojnls or les, or after *ven Atl.clRounds f you last thar lonS tum imediately to

451The huntin8 party make6 it back b lne ldwn wllhoulturthe! ado, only to dbcover that t\e Beast has srtucka8ain, thh tim€ to tie soufi of vargmhot bFalinginlo a mil, slaughterhg dr miller md njs fanilyWilhout pasing to pst, you od rhe Est oi the hui

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st olJ [o the sene of the ftime but by the tihe you8.t theE the Bdst

's long son€. {Ins r L!c( Point

.nd add 1 to your cr^NcE scdE.) Retuming dcenot to dE town meeting hall, you sPEnd the Esi otlhe night cmped iNide fie bu ding, almg with 01eorher nnleE. Whe yd wale ii is wel] Fast n@tratrd tire yor we on you way. Tum to 5a7.

492The hulkirg nm-nade mGtEr advances d youwlth h€ary, lunh€rinB skps, tiny blue spar*6nnrcring rh€ siom ragin8 accs the heavens -bu6tin6 in its ey6 The @atmCs mouth oP€c in abakd h6 d its tat, d{aying IhE6 Each tor your

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E\ rry tine lh€ Cdm w'ns an Attack Rou4 Fll onedio. on a bll oI 5 o. 6, the cmshct gnbs you wr$b6th hm& md delivm a shckDg buFt of eidual.l(hnal m€ryy, for I rrMrN^ poDrs of dmagc, IIyou @Be to d€reat the shambling behmoth, tuh

453You lale a swig frcm de of the bottl€s and ae )ou flcl$e thi(l lqud hi&re dM vour broai you @llsrour hoiiific mEhre. red wlft in a suPP.fdvampire's .asde! l4lar wd you thinlinS? Ii i, nolwinc that 6Is there botrles brt hdm bL@dl Yo!fton a8hdt, spitting !o der dE fod lalie lrom yolrnouth, but tf.e dffi8e na aLedy b@n done, The

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wouiNide you ltuiates at dF tast€ of tt€ blood andlakes a strongq hold d yor body. (add 1 to youcNoE score and lose 1 LUc( point.) Huling *!ebottle of blood to the noo., you {]amot leave d€ celld

15{You asent of the pit shafi, although tirm& do6 notcone eith my noF resry surpn€s and you haulyouFerintolhe subt€rmedchambdwithoutsuf lq-ing any upl€asdt acci.lents Still un.ertdii as towhat happ€ned h€re, you know that rh€re is nothinEel€ lor you h@ dd so male you way bact thrcugh

An unholy ntual was.add dt ner ymrs a8o, a ritee bldphemous ODt it htu l€ft ils mark d Ore *orld.'Ihe f&ling of a linAering maliAnme is its l€gacy andlhe longer you have spmt ir tie ruitu, OE moF thatituidiN pEence has fed on you oM farr mtil ithas b€cone sbong dou+ to neifEt m physicalfom. Ii appeaF before yon rcw, a leering dmoniclace coal6cin8 out ot the ai. in lrur of you It is arhing of nighhlares, an aFdgan ot everything youh e od ldred. V e wnihin8 bodi6 and hairyspider legs bEal thsugn lears in the lealhery slin of$e Brotesque Ed8oyre la.e. And thd the rhing growswrongly joinbe.t rimbs oi ils owr lhe black holowsol its ey* drippin8 with m8Bols, the Malice scuttlesrowaits yd like a spide. m l€83 that mi8ht b€ ansmd grabs lor you with hand! dat mi8ht be f€et, alrlhe time bsing like a sauration of.ekroachcs.

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ippingtoihesha.lowsbetueend]ep laE,youcpeprlong rhe nave towards the mcmse-sh.ouded sac'aary llsl !o!r L,.k. Il you ale LucL, tum to 30. If yon

The shu.t is a td.ible beast, aphanronhobd, sent:o rex Father Coran, uro priest who tends the shrheJl Saint Cflrius and the healing well that li6 ther.Itre stuinc lics north dd west ol here a.tuss thena.heous lcnmoor The Shuck is said to have only.ie q/q whi.h is as cold and white as the moon, and'rngs like knives. Aldrough hdrv anyotu .M know:u.h thinBs, I know not, for it is al$ said dEt L\ostrho look upon the fa.e of trc bcasi dic oI friahr.' ddnc codsod Exirtu ad tum to 195.

153:urther on along the passageway yon ro come ro a-rdrof. Tnlee short coddorslead aNay to rlE leit,:J rhe right d.l straight ahead, all ending at dooG

"hrch, youpr.sms lead b orherroons There reao Lndi.ato6 as to what les behind th6e doors so will

If you defeat fie Malicq d]e eql eni y sefrs to neltlil<e w& md ic pw black esence Ms away hro lheniShLdeqened shadoas. You ned' poudinB hyd chcai, you M ine Esi of rhe way ro the rcad

'Quiei nBht,' you say conveEationalt, dsleratelyhying io jhplove the p€(ading mood oI the bd mdyer not wbhinS lo mal€ mention oI your rt.ent.usettln8 €xperience on the road.

'What do you erpect?' the m sats grufly. 'Fnst trtt'rehhed cu oI a hlShwaynm kopt Op .ustomeral ay thanls to his one'mm .rime wav€, md rc*let dead hjs ghost is eding p€ople ofi. I'm thinkin8ol *lrln8 up dd tiljng ny daughter to tt ou.luckn Bathorjr not Snt dtone would want to buy ihN

Embanased, you male your er.uF and decide rospeak ro the bamaid, whom you tate to be $e lmdlord's danehre. (bm to 3)? o! the you8 na (tumto 22o), or yon can rehrc to you rcon (tun to 253)

156You f'nd youiself in a colomaded mve A pLnght,s,ckly sweet smell fills the mote-shot ait L\ick widl

'ncense hoke, illlminated by smouldering cnmoal

brazieF. The mumu oJ plaiBonA {h€s hom L\ebarelvaLnt of the choii DraM by L\e echoin8 .nmL

r59lou have ro crcu.h low to ke.p hom crachng your:ud .n Lhe rouBh ock ofihe cc,lingonlya nattcr of

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^rqa a wirdina d|(h, tu@tt

@haFbbrF!rtlhpasRw,v?Foliok . y€Uow qurriz sh.n;

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!6aD6?i!e f€eling faligled by tou tEvels )ou tin4 ayd lie ra€ing dd hhinS q lh€ hrd paler b.d,slep dc nor Edily m€. TheF i! $ned |g tutqurle ri8ht lbout rhis pLe, no mtEr how w.m trlenodc' wdm h,s b..n, ed dE wou iN'd€ ydHs thdffi rs. UEble tjo sk€p, you h.w€ to tudoul moE. CRping thuth rh€ d.rle* of theconplex - swod at your !tde, pact on you backyou mke y6u w.y out of dE dorilory ar rh. top olthe ndl(! nidr.taiE yd FE, hE inS vde llB the No mdb frDh .{lid ad th.y .E ralkinSabolttbul Thd you har @ of thd e,'Th. Abtotw r 6ioy hls audime wllh M pilErin.' Th€E is asinbte..hu.Ue underlyin8 th€ monrt wor&,

'Com,' sF dr odtr, 'bl c tut lRe hE bldhd@im witing 6y lont r IrE de?i$ dr.ughtwill tut ldr for duch lont6.

Thft is no tihe io l@ - th. Dlack Monkr ac oningfq you md

'u cenor b€ @din h@ hdy th.E

@. You deid€ !o @ ih. flct thar ihe ndke pob.blythink tou ac asl€ep io your arkanL8., ad hury

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duoutl th boj8filtd Abbet hoPnB b mJ@ rouway b.d b th.6Ede dd @t .9.1n, b€6oE th€hdbd6dri*ydc8ft Y@t ri*.ycfurD b. todg to pl'n utiL hdfway ,ro\g I flrgston ddoisbr r ltoE slnb tilu b@th you md hin86dohw.rdr dDppmB ytu iiio a ft.Ply skPhgdut, UmbL rodl yddmr, Fu rlrdedohdle piF blo ! t@dd d.tkr6s below Turn ro 194

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a picr@ o, ! da8ger hB ben .ham sd it l@k'dcriy lile th. m€ y@ haE i^ yru P$tonac.djud' h. d.hnrB. 'Ard you ry that thisdisAq wa in th. fd6ih of asn ldme? Thmlhe nul h.v€ ba S€t@ the 5o@!. ol SnN6. Ih€lieve h wr. 3h. eho led the ..rud Sumi^gCerddy A.ide,how frEl, y@ syr SdPde theSnatsotu? Or, hd lhe niShty hrvc 6rrd WbU,they do by rhlr arEohi. powd mpb d.olut ly,ed Fd hs it han noE FE,' Nq Fbh b 16.

Ar th. ddr rc aron. dF Ed to wulr@Eil, 0Erolv6 de in, spiir'8 .t the lEvF or tlEwhiMyin8 hoE md $.rrht a th€y ,EuggL losein tne .(E8e lo lEre . haP tor the cei28e

'l3.ll.16llexr!!.t. UloueL(ky,tMtottg If yd,E

16,

(tum lo |a), or dtsnalivelt Fill you |lM L:v. rt€

r,5SrhiE+nt r yd.rrll TIE @tuFt 6<ti6 js ropb.riolly juhp olt of il! horry 6tin. Ir* ir por€rin tiowina th. hD 11@ of thintt, ,rd io ll.ft olm denat l @rurc suh 6 fiir ir b h.

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\qThesrm b wId aa f€rEiN b.arl. IrgnEnn8$ik6dr top ot tlr low again. Wro eid ltet lithldrgnaer rtrrl€8 in rh€ 54. pl@ h,ice? Elercntat

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u y@ win rhb ddht wld rgor ii 6v. Anrcl RM.bq 16.' tuh lo r9- U it t*6 longE thm fiE Attet

IFAt EioE sr.tlt .s!rd tlE squ@ you nnd tlE srrsor lhhtr yo tr'idt h. boling 16.

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Cr6D@ and lir qurftb

In dility ot th! fia! rillld do rci n€d .ny.rplNdd. lha N r i.w thiry3 you shodd be.w@ ot, IFW.E TrE dr8tsa i! LghEi .d l€sqp4dve rh.n dE swqd, but it yo 6d$ wfth lhisyounotirEdueyqAtt ctstEgthbytFi^LYoumy @ th. @show @e n elch baHr€ rou funrb.iot rEeina to qrg.ge h hdd,leh.rd drbrt (6lo$ ! yd stul h.v€ quftl5 to rt@i)j ftrt you, 5*,lr&d it

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succd you qG$@ bolt .ors youoPPdal a r^Jd pohE On a reI oi 1-,0EBEasrpLt wlll nde ey rladte d*.t nEtydby r point Y@ dry bly 6s lNy Mdle' worth ofPwieiG d wu ce ord. a.h M.,l wtll BbEuP ro 4 lcl siyrM poh6-

V.k wh,teva puFlt.$ you d.@ (s bn8 s you

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h:ve emugh noney, ot ous) md ihen decide whatFu would like 10 do nexi wiuyou:

VEit uE al.hdbtrm metalu.Aist!stdd? Tmto54

Join the nhting pdryldore 0E toM

kaYc VdBennof altogethd?

rvIlie vodka buru yonr mdtll dd d\roat as you hle asi& bui rt is son filling you w]Dle body wi|'h aEdia.t glow lou Fay restoP up to I srAMrNA poinls6r dtnting the spmi, bur the ndt time tou einstructal 10 lerl 1ou 5&ll you must EduG ydrfrLL by 1 poi^t. That said, *E vodka also 6Is ydvith mryed.oua8q fo. the duation of Or ftitbattle hca* yru Atta.k Shngih by 1 Foint Doyou now wdt i0 dint some ot the red wDe (brm tor5r) or w you now leare fie celd (ium ro z)?

sndlh8 nd smppjng at each ot]rd, tuo hideouskolish folfu apper flom Nud the od of dtskert. At tust you talG $en !o be wollmen. It is only6 fi€y pa$ fm th€ deeper shadows mio a pool ofii ing daylight that y@ nate out nps jn iheirrabtu@ hids, thbu8h which h be sq bare bone,SPen-g.ey infetul orgm and exPced ribs soretines they move o then hind l€8s like ha, smetimes on all louls - dd they have ytu sml. IheE€_y6 bunulg baleliPs, fi€ Werewdgs - udead

welPwdv6 kapped h a de.aying sni-lupire fonatta.ki Fight these evage mmters togptlE

If you ae wouded noE tha rwie, add 1 l,o yodcFANcE s.oF. If you swive you battle, tum !o 39o.

rnAs the VampiFss sldh6 at you with the taloft ofh€rbare hands, you figni ba.k with cold steel Ar0$ugnthe rounds yon lay a8atst tie hded Cohtesappear to nrjnE her/ they close bloodl6sly no.ursIater Convmbonal weapons cmothld this @atuEof drp night md in rhe end h€r scdhgly lih l€stimn stamina himphs as you baftle-latigued bo.lyev€ntually Eives in. Mthout a bl€sed weap6 to useagairot her, the vdpiress tetus you body to shreds.You advotue ends ierc.

\74At your killing blow, L\e monshous .reature sinlsback unde. the water Wifi L\e ho.or slain, you tumyour attendonback to dp Silve.Spo.d. You lel dnwnto ihe weapo4 you skin goosepinpling in excib6lanti.ipation. But somedrinB D these rutns is thc .adsof tlre oppEsive, almost oveMhelning, atdosphcrcof evil that perad€s the plae Lil<e a lesterin8 .anlerDo you wmt to reach intio the waber ad tale tlebladd(tum to 267) oi will you spod no longe h ore darkmd danp, an.l climb out of thc wel'pit ome nore

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475IIE vojcs oI the spdlral d€atues tlead'ly o{errnehl your s46 mtil it is the only sou.l you .mhed ft is as iI the +osdy howlin8 is s?eakng to lheNlf i6ide yor lt shitr to tare .onkol oI tru body&d d you try [o 68lrt ihe €Il{t you muscles go inbo+asn. (Add 1 csNcE point.) carght h a fii, youpolo-e onto the 8rcud, hotlinA at the mouth AndEEE you min while the Seigoivm do aI theya b nd d1etrelves ot the specbal pa.l9 but to no

You wake rcxt dat lyhg on $e cold ltud SroNdutsde Sbigoiva wheE lhe village6 dmP€d you.ller ihen halmati. nighr igiling dp Ehosdy HowlIl3. Fron the position of the whjle disc of the tu in5e leaden sty abo'€ yoq you judge that you have.!epr well,nro $e rouow n8 aftehoon alihougb youFl no bette! for t. Beyond the easlern boudary of$e vila8e you ale co.tdted by a palling ol dtxays. W_ you ioUow dle tuad as lt divides to dt{dh (tum to 160) or the east (trh l,o 4?3), o! will you5t€ fie 1€ss wel-uFd ha& into the fo€8t that lies anile or so bo the north-east or stisoiva (hh to 3)?

176D*dt thurde olli l.re tlE lky ard Lghhnl6flashe ow dp D@triro

'ar to tl* mrdl A sbnn it

ming dd y@ would do w.U to fird Mh.E beit

't oul. x ie tha th.t y@ okn sidt of dr

dibpid.ted windni! rr.ndina d . hiu mr @ t€d5up a Eek o{ the @d. Th€ hSgEd eils rpin, tun€dby t'e d!i^t witl, and yd d * th. 6ttul tli.Lr da li8ht.r. high wind@. 1^,i! yq Rk dElrer w|rhintl€ d@[cr Bin<lmiU (nn b t35) d wil y@ bfrv.uE €LEmte dt ir dE opan (tuh to !94)?

Ent gng lh€ prist in cdwFton 'ou

s@ td iotlE iopic ot th. d@lict sr.le ol rh€ ri!!t . ,lt3 tnLldy of M.u,!' h€ @f.16. 'l @a tlFotl JE h.dtube$inre6E h6nb (@ l'nnot$.e.lltwhy I'h siil hei I wdt ro do rI I d ro h.lp, rth@'s ql at eort in lhit oLa, its $|@ li.. withinM.u Torer Whal re n€.d i! . bEv. .dv6hEr tocn lal8e rhe@el C@ies in h.r l,ii wiu you trLupth.tqu6r7 y@ wdl, y@ frcl k€.p F*r oI hownuch a.tlre wdiry th. CouEs hE thal you e@nin8 6y ljr€c ot e

^l.^u Eting, Write doM

m yru ildrh4 srrdr th.r y@ ^llM

Edry i5ffintlyo.nd rh6rthror5 Ityddonorw6riot L op th. qEl yd deid. ii i5 rihe ro qdr rhevilla8e.lto€etlE (ts !o 3ro).

\73Y@ gdp doq th. Eirtu {d iluedlrt ly letsictlo th. p't ot yd stomclr Hwdq, lh€ Ftid hle

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dE desiEd eft<t &d" dllo{8h it h.5 mt.cirdlyyou of tlu lyonthrcpy, rt ha $gllntudy

uc.d iE .ftu [d@ ytu GING g@ by ailts (but tuE it @r!Dt drop b€l@ 1) and E€lin rd poinr. v@tiG rrl! ylu th.t, nudt a he wodd

ro o(€r y@ ! H lor dE night he leb thAt y@d pB d in yu s!.h Ior ihe Adts

dtlwF 6, wilh lh. lpptwh oI dc dxt lulll! tllE ElIy i5 of the M, tha*ht tE

olrr tor atl h! hdp, yd k6E the tdble<lomt! - but rorb€foF r4,etioh.! giv6 yd t Mob

liie h. e6t by 0E te. ol Ld "Fillhy" Lu.r€.'.d mlaic, 1|i! cldE @c mv - rrohid dd amcd dbb.ry, ro h@reding .nd

dnl@d.d bude - .n<l lu. Fput bd lpEd hr

olhe M.p Ro@ t 16 yu bdlh aw.y- Th@ .E msll h.F6 d .d.s n E lNrerd, each wan, ard

-d wid. th@tlut rlt! @rEy .nd b9dd. Ttat

i odl the Mdwards m hh to gDur'd al TttGrL{ Te iM. He rPr hie ad th4 dd rhdl' dEEdwad6'3 oprrin b.hladed rh. highwaFmithNlomebcinlh.et bLy.doItlF|mButitE rct long beloE P6Pl. EPdied *eitr6 hdl4F ab@d .g.ln. Th6 ihe di.apF6|?I@ beS.[

-<l 'r wlr sid lhar Lu@ ws @ lmga .llerpople'3

leld and ridE, but wa 3teding rw.y tlEir $uls inFag€ ld hir oM stlrn.ly 4d.'Nd tuh to 395,

ev€n dE ceiling, has bs painted with inr catelydetailed naps. TheE E a map oi all the provinces ddprbcipal,ties oI Maurisktia dd one that snows theenftty ot the old world TheE is evd a huSe glob.shding in onecomer,as raU sam.r! aFpFsdtadmor the whole oI Tihn. CoverinS thc broad dpaN oathe wall l,o you lcft i6 a de.orative mp oI the rand o(rup.avia ircn ShiSoiva in th€ euth-w€st ho tlEtoq oi VarScnhot wulJeNt€h shown balan.edpRariously on dr llp of the G@u Cor8e to it*nortlr€dt. An eSgdated pi.lxP of Catle Wulfohas bem painted above the FpFFniation of th.vila8a ]t wat h6 ove. lik€ $me forbid.ling sentinelAlthdgh o€ tun its€lf is a won.le!, theE is nothnghere of practical u* to you and m you pass thrcugh adoor in the far wau, and inio the coridor beyond

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Ine pasa8say ads at dother w6dd d@r YodPgs lhbugh hio m abmd@ed iryuisitorial toturedEmber, thi& wid| @bwebs F@ thee you pasimuSh a s{ond door md .linb a flight oI rbonerePs mtil you aEive ar dothei Ihjs plain wood€n.lmr i! are udocked rc, tuhrnC the hddle, you sbep

13:va Ridter! ll]e na you kjle4 m8ht nave been aIEanod bolitdline psychotic, but ulrihdbely he6u8ht on the side ol Good, intmt on saving th€Ihple olluphvia f rcm theirw€khed late.Arthou8hFr only lut d €nd !o him in sdk€Ience you haveElped Old Night n8htd its Brip on oris world. (In6er LUc( point.) A hasty ear.h ol th€ vdpiF Hmt€r'8foty hove6 a p6e dtahhg 10 Gold PiRs md. S,lve. Chafr N{*la€. Ol lfus, dreP @ al$ t}Floly weapm oI his nghteoc .aling: nis rapis blade

-d the Flhddk Pi![ol, along with a?ouch conianjng

i\ Silvd Bulleis. The npiq is lighrer dd e6ier tc)neH L\m y@r <nm swo.d.llyou choose to qchmgelou weaPon tor this you my add 1 b you AttackStragthinbattl6 R(ordayiteNyoutalemyouIr'lelrr 5,@t (r ]ou wmt !o iind out nore aboutLw Lo se the Flindck ?istol, tnu nay tuh h]ItuSraph 4oo at ay time, mking a note of theFragraph ,Tu e on at lh€ time iiEt.) You spmd theEt oI Lhe night with Vm Pi.htd's ory* for@pant ahd h the mi.ty 8fty haz of momina aeq y ioo teen to be on you way again. TM to 25o.

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3Ten m€ wnat you lGow,' you ddan4 tbur voibaEly nw tha a Bmwl,'Coqr Velac was not always 4 h€ is .ow' [t@ne explaiN 'One he was a ordimry nonal habut rcw h€ is $m€thin8 nu.n 8p.l*, {d much lsFor alt his sEhSih dd inhlftRbility th€E ls orthut h€ f€d, lh€ ld.n of sil@r, sd one qapon itparldrar - a offife.t Silwr Drtgei so iuch 5an lact, that he hd gm ro Erat lotthr ro lude neithin lh..dlr€, while al$ re?49 it ftar hfr, tdle2r or dyon. eL€ ddcint upon n 6nd Gnlg it!

1vll@ d I6nd di. daggq? ,@ defud

'Nor F.r rrom heE,'ln€ qkh staM. Ieartul b€loEydb6tial mgs-'Retum to dE min h.ll wlEE yorddbd6 mhEd the @de dd clinb th. n iBB€ydd rhe doqbl€ d6 you wdt th€ Map R@m. lnfiis Imn theE is a sEr dd, tlE hes of openinSit is hiddq within the pidw oI Catl€ Wu[en i6€lt

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nd this d@r h6 ot da8a€r's €lilg?lace lt Gd io be Blalded but by whnt r do not klow'Thie

Erubb inlomtion nded. (R.8ain 1 Luq Fint)lou 4€r lind yowlf in tlE Mnp Rmm, ro l@k lork ffil dmi dedu.r 50 6oh ttu pd.8!.ph you aE.r .h. rim dd tuh to dc n€w ftl€oe 'N@,. m. in p.ael th€ old .r@ ffilg wil YoD€, 6 3h. dmdr (rum to 167), d 6nish rEr trst,

lhe hdchtld f.[s !o the n@r dead, flffi li.lac rh€ baits ol€guipmt aFud yq 0tugh a

rirA heriha yd R the pds pun '

botdelund g|g liquid &om a sheu rd dom ilst6E ir d y a tew gasPing 8dF H€ turu io rft

t@ wrth tury r hb €y5. A5 y4 warch. hn b.dytE tjo €xpand. Hts lat@t riF aldg tlE grd 6

L shdld.s qell, his ac bul8ina with cords or.el. Th. han's fae dd h.nds quickly t@e6cEd with thick han SnortinB lil@ d dn8€d

bdr, the hftfomed prf6$! lub€6 towa s yoakuckl6 dngging on the grcud. You aE no lolgEhcing rhe dqag€d gai6 Prctusor AnaM, blrnEt rcw rale on tt€ Fgn€ arimal sde of hitpeEonauty AJ6u Unboudr

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II yo! ovdone the cnanS€d prcf€sor, with yoElnlilg blow you deliver him d .rmighly dour thds& him Rling (tuh lio 47).

. 135As y@ thought, tle ddk wat€r oI tne p@1js i.e olddd, a a ftsDlt, wo^ddtuily €n$hing. In ia.t it cbetter Ord fiaL d|e e min€rals di$olv€d in dEwate. that €vitalise yoE bod, re+nergising yor(Regain 3 srAMN points.) Retum to Jr aql cn@e .

6r you have the codryod Rets6 or ESdrts reoldedd your Adddt!re slEel tum to 2o9 Ii not, hrm to 90

fi?On the fht noor tou one upm a cddlelit coEiddlined with arhaic suits ol dhou. Veious weapos -swolds andm.esfrir y - ft momted on the w.lLas wel d shields bding v/ids hd.ldic de6iBGDo you wdl to tal€ a m€, seeing 6 how youa-Lrmdy have a sword (hm [o :73), ore or lne shi€rdr(hm to 2o3) d will tou .dlinue to €r?loF tlp tows

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l.nd aoin&' you say flarhing oe bmaid yorrFt wimin8 mile Horr's irade?'

tlE bamid mtinus to stare ai dE fire od says

-rhing The lddlord is watchhg you edgily 6on

It€ other md olrh€ bd. Then the gi.l spelc, h€.wor.eEvhg a leaway qu.lity 'Fle stil @mes to ne, yotrLbw? Thcy ey hc's Bme, but he's not. A love like

-r.d tuver bebrcke. Not we death ca keep us

an€gl'smps ihe ladlord, sil€nchg tie gnl. That'stuugh, daughter. Cet back [o the l.jtchm. TheE re&n€s towashad dp Jlaor nceds scrubbinAl'

&g hur !o go an.l O6 grd.es ba& ovd hdthoulder, 6xing you with he. stony derht€t gareb ihe ii6t tine 'Not wm deatb' she Epeats drll5q she is goe, The girl'r l@k unnen6 you. You

-ddenly leel that tou would pFG! lur y@. own

6pany io! the rest of the w€nin8 dd so you Etiebtou.room Tlhro253.

a69The Ar.h-Ly.dthrcpe holl€s in betial delighl as themnlight.dtinu6 to worl its magi. on hjm, Add 4Fhts to L\e llhEwou's srluNA mle and cmtinueFu batde Mth tlr moon-.hmged mcter If youhage to defeat cNtvdola., tum to rod

I til the nexi ful n@n, yoo bmly pdis drt ot€cupied wirh thoughts or hN lonE you have reft

h6 *r dd that the last splasha of 6louerlithtirg the clouds is radng to dnsky methFt.moon is ridnB dd, wirh no shelter s si8ht, it

k lik you aE Boin8 [o nave to cahp ir the op€nlha* ddt hooE. Iut rhen you she in sight of achjn6 im. A [8ht njclels in a windw, like acon bftkmin8 yd m. Ea8€rly you qui.ko your, d€temined not to be ou8hr out or rh*late h@6 ane. what )b! have h€ad abour th€6 thal shlk lh€ lrnd ofl-upavit

$wl, ov€. the unetditrs kdins of dE win4 youtode awaF ot lrE j:nsre or lffi b€hind you&anng h@vs pording the rud yd t|n to srho F tolowinC you, bur lhN is no m€ Artr; n6be, rc rid€! nothmg But you cm still hd th€.rumjng b€at ol rhe h(rc pouding dp rcad. YouFr thm8! lh€ dark6, bact the way yu haveqe. Ard thm yd do w sn€rhint. MzErialjsing

-r of drc dm, in a hde ol g@y-yelow ltt|ru-

<mC. hdty pnc irm you i6 the 68@ oI a phd-Er rido o. ho*ba.k. A €p€ sir€atr out b€hind6e .idcr dd you se h€ is wdin8 linely worked,EFl.nBrh bla.k l€ath€! bmls. H€ lash6 th€ EiN ofEs hoe d it teaF almg s.e mad towddr you,bhing at 0E nouth, ih elE bming wit h-ri8hLs.* il that weE not hoFilyin8 qougb dE;dd has nohd, and yer frcm sm@h@ you cm hear th€.ryd,'Yaahl Yaah! On, Barushka. On hll nomingl'

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TtE phston rids dd tE rtc d e ct@tnt 6 yo!fdut. wI you th tril dd M, r.yi^p ro F.dr tLs.I€ty or the iM b.tdE 0E ridd c.rch6 you (tum It60), d wintou rt nd &d lR dE ri.is (hm to a6r)?

Y@ thry ydtElt dl oa tlE w,y s th. wou hrhufth.d d rh. 3?or wheP t@ ww sr.tding dJyno'Et hefoE. Eut @ @ .dn 3llftud.d bv€t of dE pocl( You lbnptly ,ind y@U f.c+f* qth teo pddoldly Mgy-loohr& rLwneP*iffi th.t E/.b Rle y@ with dEir bSgrd cLwhile d!€ir 6uow hwl gtouagEHt FighlwolE b.'dr.l lh! em tlde

Ana you h4 i ttu leo A[a.r R@dith. {olE lh. !@Eou Bl&t wbu - tlinrwlitjn8 fc iE fellow! ro finlh yd - jolE lh. b.nle.

BLACK WOLFYou rcw ffrd your.lt fi8hlint d thR wolvd .tm dae And tuo nltlEAtt cr Roun<b, or llFdre th€ Blad l^/olf'r rdN io 7 c la!, w

Stuieldng with inil|!6 firy, dE vdpiric LdyMau 1li6 at toq, hd d@l lF@ditrg out b.hltdlik€ hiil€ou, ov.6lz.d bat wincs,

P|Rassrh. VupEc e@ rwo cotlfurive hits.tltdt

,rh [ozl,ff y@reductlEVmpi6'r^IdAto a Fints d 166? hd inmdinrely 60 t t5.

to! will d dtpt ny h.lp, 8ira hdy ad wfth-dP6btid of cip@rin, I dtnl yotr had b.fier

v.,'Youmw*hwi|1@id6re ed uFtdulhlEben,bnni!t6bEtft aIDt 16 Th,nt.\tElic 6r tlE @ of hi5 lib.d, m l€.v€ htii. Dd dF p@rly frinbined 6fi8, ErrhinS tororEl p.rh 6 tIE M rinl€ ew lorei T@ ro aa.

Fl. You mr idEE thar rtie E ayrtrjl8 dur! ould p@ tt wut o! rE€d down IEE $ y@!

tuft io findrg . wry @L Two pipeule86 k6d dt ot th. ch.n!s, m diE dy .h..d

Fu (um to rt sd @rhs b YN letr (hm b, Bul ll you wmr io e'(Ploe this dve turrtr{ !rr,

dE? 66 dE 6d of tu piF mro. pn€oa drd6t.r. {td sdrE' 8 d.r.ih4. Y@ e in wftrr rpD6ntr Lftle m $:n . dtual ava trut h;; han

inro d uda8tuld dmgd Md4c.vedEhhr i! lil by . dull g6 lll!|rlffi

I mB fim p.kha of n6 dsing rhc ru8a.dL Ey rhis bilitu g|!a gld te F dEt th. n6r

nE .hamb.r i! flood.d wiln llu.tgy Ht6 Hdlin8?lt!h you e . t ll,ld. lippl. ar lhe €dge ot rlE

W.*ing no tim€, you 5t !p d you lword-b€lthove you pact mlo y@ b.cl9 both oI whlo\b.6 lynl8 b6id€ th€ H. Lithting you lot h/lr€p our of the hur md bact inro rh. d{ll nlght,buow yd, putting on a Ulcl wolbtln ddrc.rryin8 dJy hi. e ior prc!..d6, Soon y@ledlow€d up b€tw6 rhe bb<l 16 6E n@by . d$imtid oI lrntern-lltht .nd nd itl ,ru lhe baighl€d lqd BLd€ 6d tlE dudv.16l ,@ Ir*. Il y@ a l!*y, nrn io D. U yd

AmP.ni\c by KatF, to d.lc du$th t|l vibnitdEd.,ithout s€ents arEdE hl|!u 6ll.i^leDit&E oa wtruEci.in IEE ldLd drdilEit .tds {d Iud@E M .tod ro htd.elEbvd it is thal b bal.nla dE.trEdnrl 8@lith.t tu |Eg be h6!4.dDhg.16g dE iltht 6rlEc. Yd FdvelnB @panm tn5 b yo.don'r Et€ tlE l@& of rhis pL.a' lhe {t1' ltr

tucdby ddksupidc. 1t i3too wld tob.whd dEr hl|m rnorld oll hoR. IIE€ i,hqch of rhe "$&c" abo{r ft.' slp b nght thr i!Pl@ whe you wil6nt tlE h{d of t}r. wbkFdlDe you nave t'a hDring, y@ krow itl 'SbauEw€Fbeat w6 tryrt to €e.p. [o h.E, K.cdtiru6, 'dd I codd w€ll b€!*. thlt filr plrholdr a vditsabl€ w@olt's lair W. h.w nud woto do h*. But wh@ to stalt?'

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..n sws hcr lhat, 'Ite @sde,' y@ ey. 'A lordwoukl let Nl dffirc becone a tlace l o y lor3 and wld .nln b nst at ledt have { inkling

b whai b h.pp6in8 neE 'Katya ages and so rheof you llar you wsry nosls t@ads rhe

iddlng .dlfie ol catle wullm You n€tle.fto Ellrhlr your hcight.n.d dihal ms cd .nell theof th. l /.8 .l|l.fur4 Im tlE dir6ri6 ol tlEing lofta. lt E d if m€thin8 b ounla to llE

8.t.sof rh.c.srle @ wid. oFr and e, tlE<6tsoU hot h ydr ncrrd!, t@ ps tsrath tn.

io. &rd t6 your lupiE g'€ eMingmin8. You dEw you *@?on

- wlEt lF&s like

llE l€aF at you Ircn @toI dP srBdffi of tE, b.nin8 aEy th€ dEbE'3 tnitiJ .tt .L

y. Riv6 D sldr Emirg {d L pul€d hdhoeby.n dswdtr4 his ont 6 dp cllFAll..t <t y@ @m.tyq agu Er)@ br.

'E tutd ebtu hirle ed SUIF qP@d

, grd-trey int@l or8N, dd houq rib6. Thewaras e urMy @tur.5, und@d eetl@lv€,

F{ ina d@yingm upireiorn ardpG€*d& ille hqger tr lidnA 06h. Yd oStge in

e wirh m ot rh4 nr@hd 6 K.tt? 5rflggl6 toend h@ll dgaitur thP odr€r

lh€ rV€Ew.rE wosds y@Yolr c^Ncs soE r YoD

$tun hir oh p.ii.d h@l of h8e dd trsb.dE lEd pDt6s lrqDL. dr of dE r.!,dw€h . r@d6 bdst d. ard pt6g6 ro Idah o dE sFud .t tr. f6r d dE wirdmilt Yi@ wix hlE b DL tbu om h6ty dit it ydnot b b. E pFd in t! bEnng building Ndlh. s8cq|lm. H@d.! s yd r@l d. wout, you 3py . rh.ll, 4 y€t s[ou.h€d hy rhe no whl.n d.nd wh.! lool liL vdi@ bottled podoU yd wut to br€ r clo6* l@t< ar fi6e bonl; b€,flelng, hh to:r,, orleei*, hh io zgr

Caitillg ofi th. @d, yfl nE q dM in . dlud^tyu h.dtnla.Idl X&eahrFuth. Enyo s t ll &L.P, d6Pft. dE irdtrr €Yo & rcla

'* riE laE wrE dE tult tury

!E stom bHtr ov?had. TIE @ophoru tuthuddlharsth.l .b@F,h{demgEttGto 3h.ih 6.!ky, M/Ih qpt6iv. 6R, . botr ofFfisdring llthE ns 3rELe doh ftbn th. ludhcav4 6d etrit€ th. top of tp dftLict wbTh€E i! .3econ.trry ndh filn ituide 0E buildnd h th. tilft. thlt foUowr rh€ rlud€rd.D vIu<t y@ hdr d |r!e hia dy, rlr r!;r iwhrraq Dy b€ Aohg d iNi.i. rhe alsrd6.dyd hrv. Fu oM &nty b wdry ahouL Urhh*r 6 dE win.ldu .a.in rdi4 the siuctw .lmd Edhg srld.ry bolb ?arrh8 drh to8roud. Iko ot de bolb lur tlF sound Htby6th€r tE drrh thdelc haE 66ly in tn.

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F6t UCHTNINC SPRnESk6dUCIITNNGSPRITE 6 4U you .nm ho ntht the lpnter wifi ! rword ordrggq, dery tine y@ hate n 3ucce$tuI sElLt ist m of did yo{ elv€ d durp dftric,lEln Erurt lfuina y@ b lG 2 rsM Finl!.riowevE ir yo 6ght dedmd b.in lwrlFdFu w r rd $tu tlu .1.d8., .lthd8h t6 wiubv. lo rdE yu Atbd 56ttA !y 1 poinr ror r@de&n ot dE tdtt|. ll F! @8E ro d.l€{ dr@i@.rd @P|@ dutlE, y4 sFd rhe €rd'h.dgl borErd by hnln'8 wlnd!.rd L.hed bybrMdd ru Wh6 Min8d6 {6tu.rt w,Fq to on,@ wa, eodd6.nd w..ry (td bo 5@),

r99You blad€ dtl inlo dE Houd MdEr'r L. dd h€lDwb nr pai[ At oG hl! loysl rutifi i.-m rbu,dr*r8 its h.dr inlo y@ lwont-hdrd b.6oE yd onlik it.wayfr@Fq. te r rrIN FinE, r rmPoirt. d l LUspolrr Il. hdtifioddd yb..dr6. quling tu a . d!.dnir hrwl dt' rh@rh tttEE rtn@IEe ot dr hdl Th. Er€ h&t!64{ itF€alie ibdt Th b 6a

Wnn a eror'tujheart you gaze doM at Op dyil8ULi.n, who has egained his human fom 'Do notblme youseu, ny himd,' he nanages. 'We all haveoui s{Els. I should rhank you lor releasng me honmy oan dreaded cuse.'Then he is Eone Aitere"eD-rhmB rhat fie ldndlrearled woodsmd did lor you,n the short time that you loa hin, at rhe end allyou could oiier h retun was death by cold ste€l Burthere is still o.e more thinS tou cd do lor hin nonNo longe. troubled by wolv€s, you spmd the rest olrhe night digging Un.hh g.ave. As the sh linallyrises over the fo€sls, drawhg a grobd mist fronth€ hollows of the kedt you lay the w@dsman torest, pla.ing his axe .n the eardrd m.und thatmarks his fitul resting place. You leave the spot witha heivy hcart md not only bccausc yon have had tobu.y a good mm, vhaicvcr dark KEts might }[vettuublcd his sonl. Drspilc having slain the wcrewouthat infecied you, it is clear rhe affliction stiU has a

Exbnusted, you lie down to sleep as a warery sundraSs rtseljnrro the skybehind aveil olgre) cloud. Iihas been a ha.rcwing dghr, and in spite ol aU thewodies runninC lhrou8hyour mind, you still sl€p,a lthough your drems aie beset by visions oi ULichclanging into i savage beai. rcarin8 in bone

t4rh.n yd wako, stiff dd sor from slo.ping d ther@t-knotted f.rtst ndo., thc sun is agah sinhnS in

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d1e sky. You earn fd tlc tEd oI tl\e w@wolfbloodline l:atrot wait my longer The mt lull mlndonlybeadait€rof daysawat Somedinginyoublood tells }!u dEt fte EolntiM to you qudt liesnnewhft viihin the land of Lnpravia.

rva&ing sst you desqd out ot the chil roEt d.lqerE€ on the west€most boudary of the principalty I1EE ie a noticeable abs@ of birdsong,whjch lmen6 you Cmssing goFcoveEd neath-land, h the far dislane you 6 se the hazy purplep€alc of the momtah wal that holds the dcFntprincipality o1 rupravla within its cry mbrae..\head of you li6 a lmd oI mcinS Ioresls, boggyhoorlmd dd abysel river Sorge\:6d€d at tlle ba6e of l|a dlow valley you ded6.ddbg is a vir]nge of glet steeply pit.h{ooHbuildings, dustered bogetier as if for mltuaL pro-ts 6on fiom 0E bleak wildemss a1l mhd Ord.sron), mpl6s frelds suround oE etdqlent na!.in8

oE whol€ place apps. hdy minviErg. As you getn€aft still/ a watheEd @ad s'gn ir{oms you thatJbu aE appDading dE vilage of SEigoiva B€yonddt€ huddle or hou*s, you mke out a rud that Lea.bawayfrcm ShgojE belore folking in thF diRti(mr y@ wdt to eler L\e nltage, tuh io fl6 Al6er'mhvely Lf you wodd pEld to pFs m dd avoid d@ut€r with the native popltac oi lupEvia, youmay skilt dm.l Strigoiva dd lal@ rh€ ftd h€adin8m.th (bm !o fio), the on€ h€adinA edt (tuh bo 473)or the N l6swel-trawe]led that leadr ndthadtintothe forert, the mbby btud/i6 oi whi.h lie a mil€or so lron the villa8e (r!m to 3)-

Conhg within .aEhot 01 th€ Burgonster, you lEienintmtly to what h€ h6 to satr Filing in tie gaF toryouself it soon bdom6 appaqt ihat the ludssllroding th€ town aE being tedorsd by a mon-ster that loll lEve naned fte Be6t oavargq DtThisftahft is suppcedly Esposlble fo. the slaughter

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.r vanou slEp dd cattle ad also for dr€ disPP€d4e oI a slEpherd6s, d agug w@dfd, dd evdr cluld fte B€dt F sad to be hrr a big as a mm,ad walts on its hind lesF, but hd dEnct€ridticaaoE be6ttinA a bed or woU Pqhaps op B€mt oivar8ohol is rh€ ach-lycdduope Fu aE seaJch-

Dugod6trr shaul t'tu d€dd€d that wh@e! caFulB or tilb rlE Bmsr willbe o60r€d wfth a Fward6oh th€ tdM's o6€rs. Ta]l oI a b(Mtv hs .lraM.11mtu orhmt€$ md haoDds &oh lhe sumud-hg h b &d foElB md it js dong th6e nard bittsh tlEfyouind you*rnow D$pile th€ir outwddbravado, tlF hut€E e orgmbinS themelv6 inlo. bmd, 0@by to m dB B€ast [o 8rcdnd - theyobviously beliae 0@ i5 efety i^ nu$e6. If yourdt ro toin ihis B@t Hut ym may either do so.rone (hh to ,156) or 6 pdt of dE latgd party (hmb:j9) AltEmahvely you m, iJ you wish [o md youbvent ahady dore s, expl@ 0e ndlet squm(th l,o 32) or, ii yd are done here, leave the toM

Bcyond the limits of Sbigoiva once m66, wil youfollow L\e mad as ir splits to Op no h (hrn to add,to L\e emt (tum to 473), o. will you iake the le$wcll-upd hrcle nto ihe for€st, to the norL\-east (tun

203ReachDS up, you lilt me oi rhe shields down lron iEplace on the wa Ll NoL{in8 mtowdd happms ejtheiwhich js a ftliel. There dre seve.al dilfeEnt desigsbul aI ol fie shields .arry rhe same benelils. For dlonS as yor are .aiiying the shield in battl€ yor mtredu.e & eneny's Atta.k Stftn8{h by 1 point. R(ordthe shield on you,4d"drrr S/rda. Will you now takeone.f dr nac.s down hom the wall (hm to 273) uleave thG floor and look el*whep (hm to 7)?

204Ducking nto the d@pe. rhadows of a sunlen doo.war feeling your heart pouding in your chest, youtry to ca lm you acce lerated breathing You play rh a Iwharever it is ihat is apprcaching will pass bl, wi'houreve. knowin8 you are rhere RoLl h4o dice Il dE tolal

's Iess ihan o! equal to your CEAN6! scoE, tum bo 122;

105McB sM€ks as you buAt inho the stable dd junps toncr lot. But what wll you d6 nd? Will you:

rlhe out the rotngs on the noor?

206Reledin8 tne reitu you dm youseli. fte creatue'stoweE of trdsJormtion hnve 6toEd its stren8thn that lt k d deadly a f@ as the tust tjme yod fou8ht

lIEIEBEAST

Ii you do not nave OE Qki.k"rirg sp(ia] abilily, youast Fduce your Attack Strengfi by 1 point for the3ra6on of your battle wifi the Werbeast atop OFdthg stag{u.h. r OE Beast wouds yoq roll otun.c ad il you roll a 6, M to l5a. If you survive sixItta.k Rounds o! Educe the WeFbeasds sraMrNA toa points or less, hrm io {3. at once.

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rbu rca.h dotier jdction in L\e never-mding hm

\ pasegeway wifi puddles of waber.ole.d on tie floo.? Tnrn to 163

lpassageway wrti rougl! broken stonesoYqmg rrs rocky Uoo!? 'rurn to 97

.\ elndy flooled p a$a geway? 'lurn to 4r3F:I F;'1EE

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Once you @ past the axeblade, yo! nEd a Srind-ing oI e6 dd the pendulun stops swn8in8.Opening the door at lhe qd ot ttE coEid@ you enie.a circuld tffit mn the .hanbe! nas no windowsbut iE lit by hddreds of cddl6, son€ fixed towdght-itu .ddelaha my sluck on iop of tl€neld l€naitu of otl|ds The gutterh8 candlel'ghtk also rpfl{ted fm a cirdld black mi!rc! on ttPopposite side of tlF rcom. Howder d sod as youater tlp rcom, sotuting lalc a sbep lomdds thaisrops you in you ha&. A gEat ffi oI wd, rcugNyhMoid in slaF, heaves it elf lowardr you wjcks(in buing a! ove. jr, liqnid tanow fat l:lming irorib nrchsidt sufa@. r you d qrick, you w be.ble to erape the rum ard its gnardid, slalmhgrhe door b€hind you ud Ehming io tlP Map Rod

'ithdt having !o li8hi (tum to 3a) Ir you wal to

stat how4d, yd d€ going to have to fiehl d me@&i.arly dimd cmhE reachs lor you widl

II you win o Atta& Rosd against the Crld fldFu ap fi+ting it using a bladed w€apon, su.h as a*ord o. a daggei mI .tu di.e. On a rcI of 6 yout lade sitclc h the wart, body of he @hft md yourEt Iight the nexi rcmd of combat with yM Attacks|Ength reduced by 2 ponrb 6 y@ ky [o fR youH2de. li you ddeat lhe mn's onous 8!a.dim, tum

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209Ih€re is mething 6hdge going on wfthir L\ecdivale, of that yd de sft, bur whar exactly? Ydfel that oF orJy way you ft Boing to be abl€ to fndout moE is if you seal ba.l thc evding ddd LIE.ovd of ddll@ to investigat€ nlftei II yod wdt todo this, hm io:J3 Iftut, hm to 90.

'The CadEInt€mal? Why yes,Ila bllyou @fiingof the cultt eurgence I invehtated tlld wlh IwG a nenber oi aodE. *.ret society, *1at wentudei tlE tlde oI the Order oI rhe Black R@'Velencs' h]re is both oNpiraborial dd excitEd arhaving $neme with whom l,o she his caretulltSleaed knowled8e. 'Twmty y@6 ago, the mmb6oi the nsly ftfim€d Cadft su8ht !o incr€* dEiempo.ar powd in thisworld thfrShmgi.al ne.BI hav€ lede.L that there wft live oi th€n alio8€tns,but I have not yet bM aue to di..ov€r the iddtiti6of *!em all. I do know that on€ of them was the hrtyAJmea, who had beg mried md vidowed livetines by the tine she jobed o,e group. An oI lEhusbd.ls has die.l uder n],s[eeamin8 her the ni&En€ 'Black wido/. But Idigress ItE gmup ehehow managed to e.ry oDi aSunnohg Cem6, cauing up a Gll denon Ircnthe lntumal Pir !o Srdt them aI therr selfish ushes Ihave also lomd out that the nhral involved the us ottive spe.ially mdratd silver dagaeE. At IiBi aIthe CadJ€'s mdb€rs beane mc powerfin but tneysbeadily h€gd [o chage, .oEupterl by th€ evil powe!

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dEyhadu easlEd, miil at l€6t h{o DI thdnad lcrhore lha they ha.l ev€r gained by lakin8 pan in rheeFnony MoE L\o that I do not lm4'ff yd have. Slver Daggs, tum to r6j. ff tut, you should mwtm back to 260 dd @ntnue padins dt€ PdaBraPh.

Yor initial asmptim was @r@t, ihere ts no0ring.a vahe at ar1 in this emuent sunp, Bur a[ the whneFu lEv€ bd wading aroud in the lon p@l tl€n at or you body hs rEd snerhing ever clo*i AsFu m @idering how [o leave the chamber, tlErliidng srudge dpB in rront oI you ad a sn lqgFnid whibe foF tues nom tlE pool. Ar eyeles,hn+ke nead sways hon 6ide io side in ful otFu, s le€ch-Lle nouth opding md dGing nm.Dgly Suddm as a shiljng @bra, th. overBmM

CIANI TAIE!']ORM

U you slay th€ vile tapry(m, you aE free to leav€ tieil€trihE chrdrtu w Fu rate the hrel diR_dy.i.ad or you (hm ho 2?) o! the one to tou left (tu

Ille inren* h@r of the @rhg flm6 alftady sor.hng you. e],€brcrc, }!u pi.k oul thft potios thatpnicularly €phlre your nteEst. Will you d.inl apolion that is a deep Ed n @lou ad uoking (hmr,231), one thatis alu d gtg, slnpy lquid (hm toI5r) or aNn the bubblng cmtents ol a hotlte dDt

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ontinually.hanS€siLl hue (tlm to2z)?Alh@tiveltyou could leave aI of dEm ad ne the buming

213Unabl€ to rsist tne .aU or the DauShleb you join thewfthn€d maidens in their spilallin8 dare, thentuhdhnenr tighroing about you mtil y@ Iorgdeven dp @d io bEth€ And so it is that yod ftev€d f.on tie cuse of Lycudiftly s you m lur€dto a wat€ry Fave. You! bon6 will be picl€d dd byOp catuE that calls the depths of th. f)roMins Po.litsdoruin Y@radv{tuft isovei

244'Ihe silence oi hewault is swept away by a susuEatingwind, whi.h brinBs widl it a disquiehng feelin8 otnnpodinS doon At 6e edge oI hering you cdalnost beliwe that the win.l rs wh'spering !o youIn iact, the ndf-heard mumur seds lo cone iioniiside th€ pit. You edte clGer ad per in[o thedepthress da.L Wtn a lull in th€ wind you htu e€distmt splash dd slurp of son€rhing noving wiftinwatery dep0ls. Do you w6t to dimb down hto Lh€pit to fhd out what is luking at dF bolion (hm to24) or would you rathd leave th6e nalign rui6 (tum

245Heving open tlF ubmed bam doo. you dinmediately asailed by tlE musrt sn€I oi aimalsand damp shaw lli3 ddk iside the bam and, as you

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syes adjust to tle gjm, lomething ldge cmtes outol the shad@, ben6th OE hayloft, @dy to EdPlelou into the 8rcud lou sd the inPrestion of bonypbtruiffi &d a wluppnE. *aly hi. Wrth r 4il$tuling whimy, ihe rud€)€d ho6emuldt atta.ks

HAVOC ttOtSE

r you lmg€ l,o k rhe aazed stallim, you stubleout of dr bd and e trer jnto dre frnhtue (tum tc,,:4) o. away rl@ thb lrdkish fam (tuh to 244)

Before the demon pos6sirE lhe Comt cd ftdldt

uearthly h$l heaks non th€ A(n LycatlmP€'sdrcat as somethin8 like bla& sok€ pours lDm il8nourh, only to disipate into dr chill atr of theddbd. r yon have the coddord Dri,3e, reco.ded6yav AdMtuft sh@t, rtmto 2a. rnot, toh !o 5r5.

On OE econd noor you.one lo m omately dc.ornt dchanbe! that ii iilled with a! m.mc! ol ston. statues'Itey rarBe tom s.dphns of l<nighh in monr mdweepng m8eb to fmdcal .Jfigi$ and thc bush .tnotable hdivitunls from Luprayia's pa*. one of ihefur6t exahplcs of tlr st.necaruels ait F ihe sirLueof a Erlfih stmdin8 ncxt to a wall length m,ror hungon the fr sidc of L\c rcon. LrShi fon a flicteringcrystal chmdclier cash dF.onced'ng rhadovsNhd dr .hamber so thai you could alnost believetht t}r staher are nov'ng. You caMot help thinrlngtht tr\is is a *range plrce Lo have a mlxor Do you

closely (tum to 2r2)or mll you leave the room and ure second floor

Yon have baely usheathed yoLr weapon when ihee lenEnial .rdature scFcches lil<e a wildcat md leapsat yol! teet\ and .laws bared Yox have Jorce.l ihes,tuationto thispoirtmdnowyouhayeno.holceburto defcnd youseu aEisi your .api.rols opponent

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249:ou have no idea what the da4d s?idcr womM jsf,lking about.'No? Then {hy aE you hct? Hnvc youome to steal my pretries, I thai it? You would hkef,v be.sms fiom me) How drre you?,shc kraN.;\lth a sped md agil y you would not hawe e9.ct d

-nanoroteraslargedd bl@red N she, ihe Spidcr

QI€m leaps hon hei wet ready Lo punish you ro!

-terng ha laii But how are you 8oin8 to fight bact?

: vou wmt to dennd yomself usi.E your swold, tum

- :52. If you wmt to q using your lanhern ro ri ht

..- her webs (rf you have a ldtem and lt can Put it io

-+ lere), bm to 3oa. If ydu wor d iather rur lor it,

\ you sit.lown opposrre ihe sdiorE yomg mm he{ikcs himsclf lrom his rcrene ard appeG to lightenre too, it wo{1d seem, G glad of the compay in this:rang. staging p.st.It tuns outhe isNia native of

ICE SPMIE

Ifold Mm Wmter,s mimon wouds you ro! one di.c,on a nll of 5 or 6 d€ elenenral's lreezing tou.h ndbsyou to the bone, duung your sedes tcdu.c yourAtack sirengtn by 1 poht)

'ou aic ablc to rcducc

tl'e sprte s srAMN^ to 2 points or lcss, hrm at.n.e

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th.F lands but on€6 lron fr oEs.add inAratand,Hb l@€ jsHM sd, sdth rhutuarb@d disveE4

to @ r@e' tls srory inEh€4 a afrt w@iIB@m (,@ HaN He .pologt€ Id hjr .urtql6 botsF OBt h€ mEt EiiF tud gei m€ et€€p, e you bUhim Bood n'dt, wBhins hih w.U with lus sRh.(Add &e co<teword nddn to yov Aadture Shct.)

Hol.ling yM ratrFh .rofi, you tat€ jn dF 3utslem€d crenbq in whid yd ft srrnding trop6 up away nm y@ lit. a 6ve, all mrty gl@ndd a r€guld €choinS .kip. Ite orny oilrr eud isthe splah dd npph as you nov€ rhmsh a I@t of

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Sul6melling warei ^nd

then you se iL ihe glitte. oI$dething silvery bqeath the su.face of the ware.,@ught in *E ar}jot liAl of your Imtem. ti E ,$ od that shires w'th a silvery gl€ao, wq ihrcughaF shrEd uD filth As vd Ectr out a h:nd rowaderh€ tubn€r8ed blade;om€thin8 @cn6 for yN, Athck, rubb€ry rentacl€ bsE lron th€ waler, 6EingFc !o imp ba.t as $heuinB parenehed andnotrEDs h€aves its hasive bulk iow&ds you lrcnat ol ils shadowy lair You 8€t the inpEsion oflrabbhg tenra.les and pseudopods, huge waterydes/ a cavemous mourh pacled wid| te€o! a nucu*@zing bldhole, an.l white albino-n€sh. This lutingh.rbr has bd lyin8 in wait for i6 uual pPy - rats,sal (rutacem and 0E like - but ssing Or€ hotblod plnping in tN veitu hG ucited its unnoly.Pp€tire- You l:amot hoF lo esF without a 69fit,

LURKINC HORRORI you narug€ to slay this foul fiend, tum !o r74

Anll Lhen th. devils ap Sone a8:in, rhen bodiedisslving back into &e m'st. You breathe a sigh otlelief at naving oye.come youi grotesqde as6a ME.But any sen* of a Eplieve lrom the holors otIemoor are shoit I'wed as yet moL\er nodbb no{ lrcsonnt€s ihFugh Lhe.loyiog nists. ThL L no woubur something ehe, yet mistakeably cmnEsomc0ring denonic. Roll hro dicd. II L\e btal rcIed Elcss oran or equal to you cENcE scoE, lrn to 25l Ir

221,{nd then one of tie wolves does inded jind lhebmzen bravado it nedG to dsauli dre srag4oach Iielithe, grey-lelted credtue mdag6 a gEvrry' de4,ingleap onto the ruf of tlE coach {d, havhg londpnmhase wifi ih lftheatlFd clawr/ goes lor you.

CREYWOLI s(rl7 srNrN 6

U.less you haye L\e Q tlatg spe.iaL abilib,, duc royotr precdious losrbon on the roof ot th. caniage,you must c@duct combal with thc wdlf wrth yourAtta& Shgth re.luced by 1 point r you triunph m

224You plae the Gold ne. in Madane Zeldat outshtched hmd dd sh. nakes ir vanish wirh a sleiShrof hud notrish. Shc beAins mtrking exaggeratudlrmd movL'mcnts over Ore crystal ball dd tou fMclyou cd sc. swnhS clouds Iornjng wftlrin itr depdE.

225

,\h yeF,' ihe forhnc-tcncr begins theatn@ll, 'I semany pedls ahead, but also Ercat .oua8e and a gdala.nieved' This munds likc thc sort oI dbbrsh sheprcbably bells aU he. puteb But sudde.ly Madam€&ldas voice charges drnmati.alt drcpping by*veral o.tav€s, and h€r eyes loll !P jnto her head,

'Bewm dr storm nade nonste. and shm therastem hjls. Noding but dealn awa,ts you thcrc,' sheiotu. 'H.ed d1e words oI a mouming fathcr ddrr* out dle rcck oJ wolves And on.e you are wi0rindp bely of the beast, w.le not the nan of brass butek out tlP iiJerul cadrt.'

\ladane Zelda slEkes hd h.ad tu il stirrin8 fom a,rakmg drean T4 ye!, os m, stars have spoken,':he says, shding as if she .m't quite remember;rhat has just happened. 'Yes, L\e rutuc is anudis.overed outry um, but you pnth is deai Corow, bc o^ you wayr' the forhre-teUe! is .learlydLtrcs.d m4 leelin8 a Lftle shaLen your*lf, youd..id. not to hmB dosd any longe. Add Lhe.odcword Dlodlo/ to you,4d@,lm sh{l md hn

t9lle unnatural .a.ophmy .ontinues, setbng youteeth o! edge and working in m cven mor sinsterlay upon your lycnL\ropy'nddbd body. The wou\ithin howls in di*onfort and struggLcs to be iree of

'ne bmenting music. You 6ght to kccp th€ beast

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qrained bul f€el dEt OE dinal imide is sleadilybling MEol (Add I toyM (fucE scoF ad loser Lvc( poinl) Howlr8 in dg€r, ld dd nustran@,lou ne the .uFd Munc Roon. Tu to 321

lou h,L you way along dE pasaseay, down theraiB and into the €npry, da.keffd bd tun. A halfaen door leds you ouEde nto Op 6a.hinB im'srablng yard. The mom hmgs ovd tF bleak moors,6dng everything in its col4 mmodftme lightYou gaze is dEm l,o the s very di{ md somethingderp isirte you nowls in joy at the touch of the

But a@s o€ yaJd mother light beckons, sP ringtom the cack b€h{€m the stable d@8. Sidlthilyt6u seak over to dr 6cnble and Put d eye to the 8aP.frEide, the straw 16 tEen .GaEd frcm lhe middle oflhe nmr dd a cuno6, dd distubing, qrnbol hasben draM m the n@, surodnded by esoFnc u5rd zodia. symbols. The sPa€ is lit by 6dles stu&.o barels ad dabes pGitioned dsd the solenc.ir1e At the cmE€, Me& dF lditlordh daughte!, isonducting some ldnd oI nhrar. In iront oi her, on fieol4 sbre noor oI the siable, is a hmm skdl. YoDftt h kffiFxed as the Htch.hmte mderhd breath,h sone finlelliSibl€ lsguage, na:!.in8 nystical

As you wahn her.onducting h€r unhory nb, you feL{i€ vind at yN back md you hactl6 ri.e. DdkFwers aE being diaM i0 this Place and who knows

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wnat might happen ii MeE is alowd ro iinlsh helspen. will you wail fo! ner to conplete the ritual (hmb ro8), or bst in[o the stabLe without iuuE hei-

Clou.hhg low in the waterloggEd hlmcl you wendyou way lowaJds a baftd .inle of light in tnedsrdce it m6t be a way outl Ihe hlmel wideNdd you se that it ends at a cimljar grine beyondihat lies a tor.h-lit stone-walled cotidoi You aFawft of a sinister sdttLnA somd md l@k up ar ilEcwe of fie hmel rcof above you. Antemae ;pplingcpugrhdt fte huge cmtipede nov6 rowards youon its nFiad, jointed legs. As you prepae ro deferdyobe4 a p.md overgrom .enbpede .ajses i6head from Op .hamel $ead oI you dd wliti6towards you, its body coveEd in touS}, chitinoEarmou. ln the confines ol the tlmefpipe, iiSht the

FiNt CIANT CENII?EDESe.o.dCIANTCINIIPEDE

IIyou ndage to deJ€at!oth tno .mivorous creahrEsyon make lt to thc Erlllc wlthout meetinF turhfr

Ihe cohtess bafres orronSh you! delence wfth herbft hads md pounces on yon, sinldng her lonSfdgs into you. orreal tener.arjnS your jug!l/, she

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,!.k noNly at the hotblood Suhing fron the wonnd.Los€ I srsrNA p.inh. Strddedy the vampressao,ls lron you, gagging hotiblt md etch ing bLood.\bur blood s ta,ntedl' fte Aasps. 'Anothef akeadvris a clarm on you. cuEed soul 'Hdaring this you leL5at you must be rruly dmed if cv.n one ol therstocra.y ol th€ niSht will not leod on yor lifeforce1.ld 1 l,o your cE.NcE soP Howev.!, if you havei.Cr^d, 8/mr|re aflrction,yonmayakosdbtra.t:lrmts from the vanpnesl saA{rNA. Finish tour fight1Lth theLadyol lvlah and fyou reduce her sr MIN^\.ort to 4 points or le$, turn imnredFtely b 24t.

229)\ ith a linal thrust, youi sword enlors the Wer€rtu'srcn, si*s np to tlrc hilt, piercing the clcature's heart,itil the tip emergd lom its ba.k. The beasi di€s,riung one last h.rvl N its lnnp body slides ofr. our blade. Your attcntion immediately tuns to the

^ rut.hed woodsman, who bes some feet kom you,r here he was felled. You arc about to rush to yourre.ds aid when you suddcnly stop yo(*lf Youiare la.ed the beast lying at you fcrt morc thdn oncei s niBhr, .e you be cedain dut thc fiend is realLyied at last? Will you nake a .loser itupe.tion of dreNerc\rolJ's corpsc (tum hr r5) or so lbaisht t. ulri.lr's

214! you ar fiShiing with a swotd whrh nas becnrngmY.d with a Particul.r nme,:nunbciusinBih.codcA:1,8=2,c=1 2=26,ana

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then ium to rle Falagraph with the same nuber L;you do notlave sucha weapon/ hn h) 15o

As lu.k would have it you have .onsded a po6on$at, mmg ih oth€r healh8 pmperties, is intend€dto Evese d€ etre.ts of lycmt}[opy Restore up to 6sr MrN^ poirts, pgain 1 LU.( point ad pdue youcaNcE &ore by 4 (alfiough it .mot drop below r)Will you now lry one of fie other pohons (irm to ]37)or t 14 no longer md esape tle blazrng shuctuF

231Cronchirg ,. trent of the mirrcr you exanine wheFOr glass meeLs the frame. The soud ofstone grhdingon *one sends a shiver down you sphe. You Fa.iitrtantlr jnnptrg back non th€ miror s L\e ston.Arifhn cones ro life and sleps doen lrom ils plh$.Wi|n a g.mibe grcwl, the statuc ssipes at you wiL\ amarble paw. OnG agah you de fightinS for you lile.

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rucce$Iul/ hrm ho 269 If you fail yor dc lmble tohnd anything unusual and so havc hJ l.avc 6ls noo!

113After d hor of searclug you stil lEve not fomdlho beladoma plant you so desperately ned Evenwilh ULi.hs wooasmdt skilh, hamperpd by thesdothding ddlne$ he lhds noL\ng. You m f€lhgwor$ &m eed. flE lever s eanng you up adyou lel tuceous to the pjt of youi siomach. (Add 1nore cBNcn pojnt to yor total) ulnc! suggshftat it wodd be foolish to waste aymole tjme lmk-ing for the herb, cotuideing your wormhg con-dibon,sowillyontuwsetoliafterthewolf pack(tumto 471) or go m sear.h of Crandmother Zelova (hm

214l. time the pain pasps a8ain dd you ondnue yourtourne, debeJmnred to pFss on tuldrr before findingsonewhere to pass the night. It is ften L\at d1e soudof n6ic difts to you dNug} the fonst - voicesrai*d h smg ac.ompanied by a lilling a..ordiona..ompdimdt. A little turL\e. along dre path you.atch Slimpss of iirelight nickering behind thesirhoftftes of midnjSht black h€es. Do you want toL.rve the road ed travel towa'ds ihe muric and thelight or Op canpJiro (tum to 233), or would you ratherkeep on along you ctmnt path ad loot ror a placenr siop well away fiom dy other ocanPmenb (tlm

s]()N[ GRIfFINIf you aE using a blad€d weapory such a a swordor a dagEc4 a s!.€sstur sh <e agaitut the minatedstatue wjl dny calse I srerNA point of damage. Ilyou are 6ing a hace, a hit will cause : srlMrNA por!6damgc. If yo! nda8e ro deshoy ihe srabe, add 1 to

With the sione gnardBn deleated. you Esune youitupecdon oI the mEo. T6/ yorl Shll II tou are

Fi-l Fi-l

Despitc b.ing in an obvions *ate ofnegle.t, wlth thedoor in thr basc of th. iowe. shui behind you, thestonc building provcs io bp wpriheFiighr, shelteringyou tom thc woBi of the dorn ra8i.e outslde, thdwind soughing thmuab ihe slrredded saiG oJ thclvindmill. FR of rhe rornenr ol rhe tempesr yon takea moft hca nd lo.k rround you. The bas. of thclowcr is .luftered wrth bores, .rates, badcL md,curiouslt p,ec.s oI

'nehl macNnery. ln fa.t thcr. n

nothinghc,e iosu$esiih€ kuepu?oscof aedrkingmill, cctrinLy no bags oI flour o! g.indston6. Aiickdfv w.oden stancase leads up to tlr floor abovernd, gaz'ng up into tlre glood, yotr cm \ee rnotherlevclbey.nd tlut. As you gazo upwdds you f3n.ylrou se dre sh3dorvy suggcstion oJ m.rement ,n anickernrS iasi ol lightning. Wns thep Fally somethnrg moving up thctu, or wns it $nply yo!. or€tswrcuAhtimaghationplathgti.lcof vou?W touInrcstrSate this ld cl of thc windm,ll-ioNer

more ca.etully bdorc scft lng down rosleeP? Turn ro 256

C rnb th€ustcadvstarase to rhe nexttloor? Tum to 161

S.trle do*n to sleep sbaightawat ignoringwhatyou thr* youm,ghthaEsecn? nm to 179

Prescnt thL'msclvcs bnt wh,ch

'n€ tumcl wior walls coveFd wirh

thc ptusage shawn with p€bbles?

237'Ihe cEatuF suddenly dm.es away from you in aflurry of snownakes. 'Wintel,s parl and nrst snowial,warm heads gow old, we claim L\em all. it sinSs nits squeaky voi.e. You sudd€nly find yousell at tlre.ente of a fEzing whirlwind. Yon .d fcel i.e .racklmg acrcs your skn but.m do nofiing to stoP itsfreezhg elfe€ls. Yon find yourplf paralysed by.old,rou body as imovable as a block of ie. By thehne moming .ones/ you have thawed out md are:bLe to nove a8ah, but ihe winbr sprite's chillhgenchmtnent has had a detlinental effe.i upon youbody. (Losc d addiuoml I sraMr\a poinrs rnd 1!rLL point.) Ir you ae still alive alter thE ordeal, M

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,33You wnib away 0E rest oI the .lay in the vilaBa orBaici ih€u. Ihere is nothin8 lErticddly speirl aboutthe pln.€: it h6 a nil, ravh dd lorS€,6d it8 t6plespdd th{ days r€ndin8 dr€ land d labouing in OEfmt to 0E sdth€dl A basic m€al of hat mdPobt@t alor8 with a naSon of ale at dE wilagelavd, wil Gt you 2 Gold Pift6 ed EtoE up io 4STNINA Poinls, As dusk fals you make you wayba.! to 0E a@ oI the Cmival€. Ilp .ins s nowded to the publi. for doth€! day and mct of dEplac€ ts in ddkn6' You slirt OE pe.imer aqin8the cftus people have setup mhlyou m D a pGrtionwhere you ae suEno one cm *ewhat yo! are doing.LoNning a shftt€d pm€l you sup Nide ad maleyou way stealdily b€tween the lents, sralls andsranding wasotu. You m jDsi bying to deide wher

FN E? |--l Fr-l

239

1,0 explore lint whm yd hed a noEe. It i. th€ sMdoi ugmt voies. 'I lell you, sreone's brcld i4'olesF.'Ih€y r@'t 8€t Id,/ sys ro0E. The voic m8€trin8 de. yotr re 8ojn8 to com€ fae-to-fa.e withthen oM€E ey nomar lf

'ou M you w r

rte6nit€ly be spofted, blt th@ mignt be dothe! wayNt ol this. Il you wdt [o 6t nd you 8rcsd ad ta@wh@q is appMchin& hm io 257 Ahenativelylou ca Ey ro

'!de If $, w youhide in the larEe tent

to you lett (rDs to 37o) or dE paint€.t dawd to you

the cech sweeF Nud a b€nd in tlE tud dd it i5rho that yd Fe rh€ dEu befop you. Katya lJBesrh€ hor56 !d'ad! tlE wo.d@,l,mphtbrid8e, whi.hspffi the Sapina 8or8€ Wftn the stagmach pn!.ingup sp€ed, it is only when tou are kio dos to evdaHedpr b sbp th€ noFs that you EaL* $rrrd€ -or s(@dri[g - h6 tanFrcd with tlE hnds€. nEniddle spa is missin8 mtirelt brcken spa6strer.nins out jnto the p€cipftos void lhat Fffib€n@th it. TrtinC [o ontain h€. ising rc oJ Peic,&tya whips ihe hoes inio a hdt uging then attne last posDle nonenr b jffip. If you did mi tale& earlier divdsion trcugh tlt€ ilGt, tth !o 50: Ifyou did take thls divesion rol 6e di€ dd addeelve, giving you a total ofbetwem 13 dd 13: this isrhe horF ' combined STAMNA s.oe. Thd rcl loudice r the iobr oI th€re iou dice

's le$ d|a or €qual

t dElb6*'s.:mA Kre, tuh to 5o2. If it t5 g€ate!

,4owtholt l@lin8 bact you n€e the Towea nothi.grtdnding b.hvm you dd tredm. You aF back ottu blasted darpmdt, thhking you have nade iraway eleD, when a tedible F€..hing crt lEudsr(:r1E tlF hilltop. swepinS dom dt oI the niShlsky is a fod, wingrd .Eatup, oughry hmoidin shap€, with d ugly, ov€Eikd h€ad dd a lhin,stured body. stEtch.d b€tlven its a6 md le8s aEvast l&L\ery wings rnd it Faches for yd wi0r bildlike claws. You havc no .hoie but to figlt Ore Hdpy.

,42441smoning Sigil, a witch-nart oI ill oma, uscd rddraw Fsde$ spjrib lo a place HavinS deshoyed it,Jou}a!ebEto theSirl spoweroverrheBno.tof rhcHe.d6}nghwayTs tuhro76.

t4'You PFBts along dr tumel tn a haifoD.h, Dnril rtb(on6 moft likd a pop€r passBeway md you canstdd upright again. th€ lmin6(flt mos d@ norlet you eyesight penetrnle vsy fa! duough rheSloomr yor eds pick !p the approachng drone lon8belore youse tk two huge flips. They are grctesquelyovergroM jNcts/ th€ir bleled bo.l6 black wit\i I hai6. The buzzinS oI t\e cianr Flies jnte6]fies asthey home ir on you, darting foManls ar drey hy topuctft yur t6h wiih $eir lon& ne€dlshfp,

II you sudive the en.ostei you finally tal@ lhelt€rIor the ni8ht jn th€ lea ol a huge, h6sy boddei Th€n€xr dat you Ft otf again, ci@qgating th€virh6€ oI Maun this tin€ and joinin8 the @d that

.41You sclJf away pad ot rhe .h.lk-draM sigil with thehcel of your boot, d.awing you sword ready !odermd youBelJ at the ehe time. A sudden But ofvind whirh mhd the stable, like a trapped [omado,and L\e candles e $utred out. At the sde momentth€ landlo.d's daughhr lels out a ledbl€ .ry olantuish. Slddoly rhe He.d16 Highwalm is [\da6ain, on rhe back of his phantom sre€d. 'And now,ny love, we shau b€ r%dn€r foEv€.|' he deda6over the howling, galcfoKe wind. Wth dut hegathec the younS wikh rn his alN ad ssmss h€ronto the saddle in Iront of him. The slmbol wd a

( you kill borh ol the i@cts, tuh io 161.

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@ng 6 lle hE rc us tor it now, you tffiaSe|nouEh it. You find a iotal oI 3 cold Pie6 endenouBh lo.d for z Meals. Bur while you have bftnrnvesti8atinA ih$ scenei th€ crcws have bftn.irdin*

EE

,44

cl@r dnd clopr squwlinBloudl, th€ huds sud.d€nly dbp out of tlr€ stt b€als snapping &d ialong

MURDER OF CROWSll yo! deleat the mB, oEEby drivin8 the nctaway, yoq sel otr east again, b.Ioft tne birds becomeemboldflert ed Etlm. Tln to q.

244Your *,dr tor the Bed rE ben hahatinBly tutiledd ha bouBht iboM dmg6 In dpsd you h.v.tu choie but to Etlm ro the ELrivE g,€ry ot tnerom b€loe fic nm ris The su h6 el tlE wall5oI vargqnoi a $lid bl{k stEdov ataNr tlE purFlGg slylue, sdl em way olt, 6 you hil€ you vayb:.1 rhrcu8h ur lo6ls bodsing th€

'ovn Sud-

dmly, a sva8. a.l yet mDubfd dy drs thFu8h then'8hf

't cd. hom en€wh@ n@rby Ruming h.ll-

lorleath.i you bGt into a duinS b€e*n tF d.rkr|c rnd a nch6 sighr g16 you. LyinS d lh€n6r ol OE d€adg is a young wM, we.rinB aho.d.d cl@k, dFhtting b.di@ dd bews, h€td isha4ed ccbow falm at ls sid.. L6'MB ov€rher is a monskous @atuE, wnin8ly p.n wo(, parlbeni and vet with mne FmbLn@ oI a hutun.l.upinc senaes flarin& rhere is no doubr in your nindlhil rhis is the We!€beasr ofvargennda Setuing you!Prr*nei the .reat!re Sives voi@ to a bcUowingroir and tum rrcn the delmcele$ wonan to laceyou. It is |nen that you re the cro$bow bolt prc-kuding lrcm the n6h oI ils lightam. You have little

time to prpare youEelf befoE tie monsftr is upon

If the motute. woDds you moE tha ture, add r ioyou! .EANCE soE. If you suruive five rcuds ofbattle againsi the mo.stsous cEahrle, o! you nmeeto Fdu.e its sraMrNA score ro 5 poinls or I6s, hrm at

24t'Ihe Cosress sMeks dd wh 6 away fion youwnpping he! cloal ftud her 'You will revd l€avemy donain alivel' she wails dd, with thal ner.o.poreal lom disslves into black mi!t. riave youd4boyed h\o ofiitr whne e\?lding thc tower? IJsq hrln ro 263. If you have or y datsoyed otu, d

246'Be8one, night mahE!' fte mm starb yelbg. cetawat fbm neE md leawe E in peace!' At t!is, tieasembled villages shufle bwardr you roo, wavinSthen pihHo.ks md bil]n@ks in the air Th6e peoplehave obviosly b€en uerued by emething ad arepreparing to vmt their fqE a.d ldstrations on you.With a sudden shout ot 'KI the niSht cleatrel' jimL\en mid.llea8ed leadd, the a8ry nob dsh6 you.If you are Boing to get out ol SEi8oiva alive you are

WEREBEAST

Fjghr rl\e agitated vilagers as if dEy were oneopp@ent. Ho{evd this is not a onvstional combat.You art not tying to injre these haple$ peasmt foltaltiough they N most deinitely trtuS ro til youl rthe nob wiN m Atta.k Rohd, dedud 5r MNApotnts trom ]ou total as nomal. IJ you win m AiiackRoud, iowev€r, you do not .l€duct srNrN pojnba5 you would aSaDst a Mvmtional amy. Iretead,rl you win tlvo Attack Romd! ir a rcw 04 fanin8 lhat,afbe. six Attack Rouds (if you d stiLl alive), younma8e l,o brea-k lree of the dgly no! dd escaletom strigoiva (tum ro ro:).

,47You slve voic to a telrible baymg cry and wat.h astlEnuAe wolv6 quail dd quake, whimpqing aty.udimalisEc hovl, befof lnally turning tail andming fDm yo! Tm [o 513.

Soing to have to liEhtyotr way out.

Etr F;l F-I

)43Red irT@th ana a|tu - as pat al you slow bur steadyeansfomation into a WeEwolfi you Ih8emft hawchardded into tal@s and you cmine teeth havclen8drened. Ihis meaG

'hat you ft now just s

effe.tivc dd deadly n batde mrmed N you aEaded If you eve. have to Iight hamed you mayignob ee perolhes placed upon you Recod L\is nsspe.ial ability on you! /4d@"rrue Sbcr dd dpn tumto the paragraph with the sme nmber as the oneyou wcro lasi insLru.bed ro write down.

249M.ving steadily [owar& ti. hedt of the duskstuouded ruins, you lind yoGelr at dre rop ot a ni8hlot wom stone steps ldading doM inro a dome rcofedudergound .hmber DraM as you are rowadrthis darker gloom, yd wi]l ned to be able l,o Li8htyou lant€in to pmgrss fu0re. If you have a tantem04

't not, the N,t!t cfdrrrrE special abillt, tum to tu1

ll nor/ you wil] ]uve io Ehace you steps dd leavc

25e51

290Bcfor€ you em .ome in si8hr oI Maun you see th€tower L\at loons ovd it,lookin8 like a bla.k.lutchhg.law against the blari( dvas oi the sky Keephg awary eye on L\e tow€r, dd the tiny la8ged shadowsfliriing about ft hfth, you iollow the load dovninto an mclo*d val€t which holds the crmblngbuildings ol Mau. I}p palefa.ed peasmE you seesbuggling io iil L\e lad appear po$es*d ot anorbjd Lethdgy lhei. homes at h a stabe ofdErepair, the thatched rcofs saggy md gren priimos. nE whole place seN to lie mder a shadoqypaL evcn houBn dusk F stlu sone hous dway. lr youhavctha.o&wordNeir.t@rdedonyou,4dmrxtrs/rtrr, tum to 191. noi,tumto411.

lncxplicably, you lnd yosell d.aM towaJds thedcmonic howling lollowin8 the vailinS 18, youitumble over swmpy gsud, mdlul oJ wlEt ishappenng underfet. You take dother sEp mdrbrupily sink to you OriSh in trre peary mud.\lomen tum cain6 you forward md soon you m upro your wa6r in a sthlina bo8. As the Ea]liy of youp€i,lous sjbarion hib h6me, dE Power the eenehowling had over you is brcken. You lwist and tu,dng lo 8et youmelf out or tl€ bog before you si*dy futler You d already up [o you chest whe.r ou spy a h ailing rooi pohding fiom a moud, onahi.h a Bnarled bush glows Trlns l,o fe youseltrm tle clutches oi the bog, you led Jorward,Erining .vcry n6de as you ry to reach Lhe .oor.

DT]

SNOERQUEEN

RoU thR di.€ It tlP bbl reIed E 16 ilEn or .qu.llo ydr sr^MrN^ sE, lrh [o r:6. ll rh€ rot l is

And then the mochos spideFcreatur€ is on ropor you and you have no choi@ bur ro fisht b.ci'Tepasserl'3he 3hrieke.'Step inio ny parlour/ wouldyou? WeU

^ow you never lqv€l' Aning yourslt

you pEp.F to epel th€ SpidaQuen's 6FUlt.

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l@ oEt my r.w poirts .s the swMingspdm si.r h€n f.n8s hb you tr6h. (How-ca€r lhis atta.k arsd Gb l,\e Spid€rQxenz srAma Fi^ts.) you od.te lo sby lnrsPid€4ud, tum l,o 364.

You gulp dom th€ thick, Bftn liquid, which leaves abltlcr aftertaste i^ ytu mouth - but theE ji worP to.one You .d fe.l yru body swellinS .nd changir&ns the fleh-walPjng €Ift.ts or 0r lycanrhFpy aEcxaerbad. (Add 2 poinb to ydr cts^Nc8 soE.)PcdEps rtEE is amtlE poti6 d rh€ shell that cdFv.R rlE dw&tina €lld Do you wanr ro tryMolhd or Lhe botrl€d p.liG (tuh lo ,'z) or wrll youch(e nor io put Fu laifi in my moE ol lhe mrdsi.ntitt's modi6 ad flR dE burldin8 (tuh 2rr)7

254Evm is yd fth loMyd@ tn. miNhG wouLiud

'E I h[o tne air behind you. Th€E i n

f,ommt oi t€dible stillffi dd tlEn lne tuU Bel8hloI thc ftatuft ld.ls on iop of you, sendins yousprrwling on lh€ 8Mrt. You 8.5p i^ pah, th€ bEathknockcd ort of y@, 6 the woll sinkd lts cruel leethinljo your shoulde! dd ral4 yolr back with its sreel.\h p claws. (Loe 4 srM^ points )\'ou sudder y heu a g.utr voice beuowing it the b€stto ale& you Yd 6*l the wor @ bp oi you ten*.The ptsre of the srel gr-E p ot it6 irws dbddvour shqndd abrupdy @, a6 yd wdld-b€

Th. Spid€rQll$ has *v€.al dittuFt n€thods oratkk. Elch dhe Alztrea ru d Arbd Rdnd, Dllom d'e .nd Gult the hble b€ld to ft whnhathk she us .nd dE dmat€ it ells.

r: Bnrh.d r,l6s - lr 2 $rm poinb] lr.png ane* - you e |arrl€d ro ttE gbund

(l(R z !r^m poinb) md sFnd tne neiA acl Rodd haPP€d udd ih€ RoNrer,lirhhnS with you Afra& StqSth Educed by

5

Web{pit - you sufle. no wou& but c.Mold€Iend yoqr*U du.ing tne nqt Atra.k Rounda3 you rttuggle ro lEe yoLreu Imm the 3ncty

venosoubite lr4sraNpoint.Spid6wam tint r€dd.di€d sp'd6 buBlfrcm blBbeB m hd abdm. RoI m de md

F-l t-l

bylto! cold, picrcing slarc. Rotl two dre.If dlc nunb.rrollcd is lcs than, or cqual to, you. .nANcx scoE,llm t6 1d, it t is gPatei tum to 5:.

256Among L\eclufteranddekitus rhat has been dunpedai the base ol the wlndmill, now lying hde! a L\i.kcovering oI dust/ you lind a gleming Ircn Rod,polish€d to a bluebla.l< rinish, with a sphere or mer.lat one end md a gleming spil<e atop that. It is aculious pjece ad yd my add it to yom Equipm.ntList ii you wish. Thee i6 nothhg eLe of valu€ so winyou sdrue down to sloep (tum to 279) or.limb L\ewooden stan ae to the neal l€v€l (hrm to fir)?

2t7Three tiSues app€d, pickjng then way mong theguy rcpes oJ the hnts. Ihcy ft tard by suprl*wlen suddcnly .onJrmted by yd. But you rton'tlnow who is nore sho&€d, you or L\ey, Jo! y6u aFlaced by thrte suty .ir.us folk. Ihere is tle C.mivalelire cahr (his nJ@d toBo .ove€d wifi a rattoo of ascrpmtjn. dn8on) md tie bald-headed, mousta.h-iocd slrongmd, who is l€ading a hulkr& B@ns!.imed o8E by a lmgth of.han ath.hed io a sprkedcollar 'we've found thenl'the fieate! gsspi

'You shodd rhint abour grvngyouselt up,' rhe Eslivoied shongman says, tugging meaing( y on thelnnbenng ogret chain, maLing tnc bdreL{hestedbmte Brut wilh amoydce. As hc d@s so, thc rineare. moves roud behind you, blo.lin8 ofi you

253

6ca!e mute. r rirl you giv€ u!, as tr'e shmgrrfusu88€sls (hlm to 41). or prepare to rake on ar] tlreCmivare .hda.tcc logethd (tum ro

'94)?

25656ning a ya\m you nale ld the stails that led oui ofdE bd ad up to th€ aue6t-ffi. As you leave, youh€ar the lu.Uord malinghis deMds oi tne barnaid,farhmg wtn, 'And lay a rew nft ln the Brah,daughter'To wttrch slp nutters som€thjng udoubL€'lly diirespecttul n Fhm. Leaving Lhe diFlablepair lo thei! bj.ldin& you head upstairB lor bed. TheEom is spffiely Imished a small table a .hair flda Falet bdl but you do lot care. You feel shattcr€dalter you neethg with rhe phantom Highwaymarlnot to nmtion the wearyin8 narch. You e asleePhom alrn.st dte nondt you! nead hits ihe pillow

You ware fr.h a drem (ln wnich you ar cnasinstlrough the woods barEloot a,rter a stag) du€ !o youbed bemg shaken. You opd yor eyes bLeanly. You.mrct see anyone cl& in ttlc cndbe! wiih yoqby the Lhh rhaft of moonlight ml,ering you Mnbetueen the shutbes, but th@ is the soud of wooderapng on wood, as tle tumihrc is beinE movedacross the bare lloo.boa.ds cautiouslt you ease]o6elf out of rhe bed, which rEs sloppo.L sha]dng,and purl you sword fton ris scabbard. You wal.hdmblomded as the table and .har liF inho thc an infront ofye. Th€y hover ther Ior a mommt, thra fc€toll the Arourd, md thm sudderrly huil themelves atvou. lnftdibly, you find youiFli ti8hhng for you

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lile aSai$t a tauc md a .ltr1H F18ht the two pi(es olJhihft at th. samc timc.

not, ?hr yor fu.t. If you de Ln&y, hd to 41o, ii you

'Her.'says th€ shoiar prcfferins a steming flask,'drinl this. You tale Lhe Aask and f,iff at 6e stemdouding at tlr€ brim. You instin.tively F.oil indisSut. You dk vereticus what the eni. is madeIron. "Ilpre's a liftre wollsbde in rheE,' he otrc$,'tinchr of lilver da o ol mistletoe ' You are goingto luve io hold you me as you dri*, ii you aF everto stonach this cuios lotior but are you even.eiain you want to drinl it? ll you do, tum to 173. IfFu Polrtely declne, hln to 19r.

Furthei on, the passgeway bends to tlre ri8ht $dopens inb a larS€,low-mfed cavem. On dle otner

e oI the cave, dother tuel, simih to op one youhave just left, continuG inio tlp ddkn6s L\at liesb€neath dF Abbey lock But beeen you md dEonw&d tum€l the noor of the cave is lost bmeafi apool ol loedd slm€, wnthing wilh ih€ bloabd whiteb.dias ofcidt MaBgots. Ihjs explairo the ageEsi'cattihrde of Op Cimt Fli6 l,owdds your L\e nsects(cF prcte.ting d€lr brcod. The stench hele s evdkone thm trt of fie cmumt plpe dd you cu seenubs oJ bone picled clemby dE hmgry mggols Dorou wtr.t io nsk cmssinS thc mg8ot?ool to get ioL\e hnnel on lne othe. side (th to 293), or wouldvou lather retrace your steps to t'heF you mteredihis stinljng hdeMorld and take th€ othd path (turn

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49wiLh op day w€arin8 on, the hunLing pa.ry *is or nsearcn oI t\e B€6t The nen who na*e up the bandare nsed io the hardships oi lile in m even harde!land. They aE men ol feu wo.ds, wno value actionover rhetolic Thei! houds skaln at thei! .hains,snarlinS and slaveri!& eaSe! [o be alter thet pretA nunbe! oI velerm kapp€rs eujde tne party into$e loresls north oi vdge.noi bcyond the Kag8lpastues wh@ fie Bcast took its most ftmt vi.tim.You enter &. pincwoods hdc. a glowerh& ov€(astsly. ed once beneath fie overar.hing brd.hes it nas d&k as if dusk has laUe. Ihe path the parry takEwendr this way and oEi thsuSh the foPsr, wolf-hodds and nashtts being loosed to sniff out ihequa.ry. others amonS the grcup assure you thar youa@ followir8 srSns Ieft by rhe B€asi ol rrs pa$,ng. You,with your oM hei8ht€ned lupi,re senrs, howeveicannot pict up ay RenL or sjgn oI such a monsteranlvhde n€l6y As dust Eally d@s begin ro ta1i, indesperation the hmbe6 split up ad spread out h mattenpt to find ddr qury. sudderJy ilone youstunble on drmugn Lhe dcloa.hing ddloes. lf youhave lhe Nrgh Cftature sp€cial ability, um to 410. II

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nre mols dead, you shmble in[o the ffitualy ddcome lpm dE n€dt of the .omption in this pla€Slching about in a pit .dt ftom ben'M lifhedna8stores, and 6led didr cloying Brm slim, h atu88ot of a nagnitude you would never have ina8ined. The L\ing must be , f€et long from snout to taildd 6 yoD wahh tr shuddeB, its tiny blind-head endswaying roud, snifiing you out, tie maggofs moi.twhire body rippling Fpulsively Glutinou slim€dnbbl6 hofr the abomimii@'s nesady workingnouihprE. Ihe sicuy sweer smell 6 at its sLug6there md (al6 you gag li ,o tho thai you realiewhy ir is so lamilid to you: il is the slench ol decay.surely evil such d lhis cmot be pemitted lo live Ifyou have the word Srogjd wnften on you,4d@llpsJret tum lo r55. lf no1, you ould deal with ihegobesqueablot-Ma88ot wfih.old steel (tDm !o {26),or, jI yd lmw oI dothd ms of iightin8 them88ot, yd win also (now a pdticdd nde. Tmdlil im€ into a nmb€! uing tl]e .ode A=1, B=a C=3

. 2=26, add the nmb4 logetid ed hrm to thePaJa8raph with the Fme nnmbe. as tlp total.Arte@tively, you colld jEr u Ircn the nGttuGmlSgors pr*ne and rne Abbey (hm to !43).

:63fte cbud oi black mrt moG acoss the palatial.nanber at spee4 6fi1 it disapped ud* a rapestlyon lhe Itu wal. Hurying alter it you pr aside rheval hdgin8 dd iind a hiddd door Beyond it, h adanped tudet clmbd, you lind the lNt of the

Vanp,mss'.ofhns.ThfMinEba.k thc lid y.u sc. L\crcjofmma body oa th. undead dominahix Withontlresfiati.n you plunSe your blade into the cmatut'r.he{, penetraring he. shrivelled black hcari Th.Counress' ey€Lids tl'ck open and an unholy s.manps€pes ftom he! gapin8 mouth as she elPires. Beloreyouf eys hernesh djssolves intoslime and her blackened skeleton.rmbl6 to dLsr You h:ve desboyedthe rampiri. comtess lsolde and lreed the people olMaun fmn ner ryrmy. Regain 2 LlG poinisr withthe mdead Lady of Maun truly dead al lasL, do youwmt to 6p€nd dme sar.hhg her .hanbe6 fo.hrasLft (trm b 125), or do y.u wdt to qdt thisplac. of rvil as widDut futh.! d.lay (tm 10 346)?

264With Op Golem noihinA mop d]m a pudde oImelting fat, wdy wlnie chunks and .ui cmdlewi.*!,you crcss rhe rooD and exmre dre omat€ loolinA-glass hangng on the lar waU. Close io, you Falip dEitle nFor has b€en larhDn€d lrom bla.k volcmi.glass, ils omately wrou8nt irane, bmished gold. Asyou staft jnto the blac( 816s, you orvn shadow€yedfa.e stdes lack atyou. An ilMiption has be{ etched

Iflou lnartd n! scdtts knou,And r&edll I da b6tau,Trkt .aunsc na , step funh dhd s.palkAnd lell ntuhdl it is lar snk.

ll you tnow what it is you should asl ror, bm ihenane jnro a nmber lsing the code A=1, B=2, C=r . . .

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2=26, md tum io ihe paragraph which s rhe smeE the total you cone up vth ll the para8raph na(es-n sele rhe mEo. wru not Eive up its s.crers totou Llhich leaves you only hro options. Wi[ you*ash rhe Dimr (tun to 34)/ or l€ave the trret roon,xM to rhe Map Roon fld proceed lron thcrc (hm

265\ the cuiod bchg darts ovc! the sparklinA ground:rru despcratclj, 14, to sra.k your bnins for any way

-ru cm po$ibly thi of td rid youcela.f the i.y

--ritc. You now need to iest one of your abililies,.ihei bt T.srirg yorl Strl or I- ng yaut Li.k. tl lan-.:i yd!/ ski/l and apsu.cesstul, rurn b:a? llyourat loar tr.ft and are Lukt Lurn ro 299 Ilyou fail,:o nartt. whi.n ability )iou r€st, in desperarion you-, rx your sword from irs scabbard (turn ro n3).

\!a{ rron the picK the dead Dwrf has few p.ssesrons sbour his peson, which L probably why ne=ked prcspftting in sucn a perilous place. Howeve4r the mlnert pa.k you find a stilkloppercd potionxttle labeUcd 'loituc'. Ihe botde hd one iot lefi inI Drinldrg tie podor wil FM your LUc( soE io= Itrridl level. TIN is a lu&y 6nd ndeedl Now you: ust r€trln ro 12 to d4de whrh way ro 80.

267nt or L\e foetid pool, the blade appeffi to shinc. It isr nng ncenr weapon ed has not suircnd dy

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tamishinA,ddspil,citsFsii.g pla.e. lumingthcbladeover you sL{ Lngraved Eothic leLtenng flash in thtlmten light. laoy spell out a rane 'Wllfen'. Youhale foud a powcihl na8ica (eapon. lie{ore rLL.( point md, for as long as itls your wetrPon oichoi.e, inc.eaP you Attack Slrengdr h batrles by Ipoint. Aswell a5coDtingas amaAi.il weaPo., whi.h,v l hm the udead, demons md magi.al.reatuFs,t]re Wuuen SNord has a .ltrm boud into it, whi.hwork aga,nst the noo*irouShi poweis oI wee.reab.es hJunes you lay aginst my aeahE wilhthe rvor.t 'r!ere' n ts nme, \lhile wi.ldhg thei\'uuen S$or.l w l aue I srAMrNA poinh damageratLrer thar lhe usual 2 Add ihe Wulten Sword to youPosse$jo6. StiI manellng at the nagmficml$ eapon ,ou hold in yonr handr, yon be8:n to wonddwhat elsd midt bo lyng beneath the su.fa.e of thepool Do yoh want to extend the seaEh Ior adetacE(tuh to 432) or wil you .linb our ol the pi rqih youlo rous ncw 6nd (hh to154)?

' . . And so I 6nd mysclf hdc, a ncr@nary *eking :pb rhat will pay for a .omt rtabl. bcd at r wan lsforlhe n,EhL, you salr c.n.ludinA your story.

'A sel s$ord, you say?'The man never oncc t*6 hneyes iron you.'Then yon have .ome b the right pla.dBut lefs not ta* here. You nust be hmgry after youkavcls md Trd sa.tltg r,j has a roa.ng 6re that * iltalc thc .hiU lrom your bones.'

You .Iow L\t mm - who is Ko.rad, herdnan oi

StiSoiva - to lead you to tlE v lage's only ravem,rfher at his insisien.e, a bowl ol sreming nuttonnew is placed belore you. You devou the hcalhungdly as you hst€n ro qhat he has to rcl you.rReSainnp io4 sraMrNApoints.)

1Ve live n cursed times, my Licn.l, dd Shigoiva feel!this cuse nore st ongly th& oOE places On anightly bash wc sullcr thc atticks of a vc.rable army

Chosh? Kdad has aptuEd you. aik.rion 'whai

Teffiblo spktEs aU, he g@s on 'Fksr thec is thehuck, which peys upon bavelleG on the westein

{oors md keeps FaLher cotran a virtual pr;onerxithin Op holy sh.ife l,o the goddess of dr h.alinglpiing. Then ihere is Lhe Headless Highwaynm, whortys on lolk who kavel the road norur to Bald, jnst: hc did jn tus mgodly lifetime. And last, bui mostrmble oi all, th€re tu dF Howlin8, which assails N in.ur hones ea.h md evcry nighr. We have had oough.,\hen you nived, you fomd us pEpadng to neerre Bhostly pnck dd s..nd it on iis way back to Hell,-r die kying Will ydu helF nd us ol ou speckal:ormentoA? We would Fward you jn ou own modcst

:: lou want io stay md help the vllagcis in thdrtattlcu ith the Howling rvhat€irr that hightbc tumto

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269Ther€ is a detnile gap beh"M tlle edge ol ihe nimrdd the lade Tapprg the wall dohd the edge otthe Eane you iinally fnd vlEt you e lootinE roiYou apply j6t the i8ht amomt of pressure ar then8ht spot md fre reflecbng glas swings backBeyond the miftr lies a sall chnbu &aPed withblack velvet dd lit by a smgle Fd lmtd. Stmdingon hestles is a grdd black colfn with Sleming Soldhandles. If you evd iad ay doubts tlEt N{ad Towers the lair oI a Vampte tiey vffih now. You knowilut a VmpiP's cofiin is iLs Last retuge md as lmg asihe mdead cPahE has su.h acan neve. hry b€ vmquished You sod tlrc .offjnclashing to the nmr md sm6h it to srnitlEM(Mate a note of rhe fact drt you have deshoyed tltcolfin o^ you A&dt!tr sree, dd add r to youar.N $ore ) I@Ling noF corLfident about the ourcome ol you Fission you leave d1e s@nd il@r ioexploE elsewnqe (tum !o 7).

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270]ltP beng no time lite th€ pr€ht, tou scize youmoment dd l€p a! the fiin& sword dravn. seeingwlEr you e plamh& Ore Chdgaling hiss adl€aps into the ranes above 1ou h.ad. In dp smenEthl, as iJ .ompeled by fte wil of moih€i, lame.Bauer dd his ,ife rurch towards you, aming|nd*lv6 wid| a sbut loA hom the w@dpile and arouin8 pin, Eady to defend thei. ljrub.al 'child'.'Ihe ChdgelinS giggls s ih€ old couple try to bane.you with dEn impmvsed cudgels You have no wishro han th€ elde.ly pair and so liSnt ody !o djsdndrn.Iamer Bau€.lEs a s(LL *o!e ol6 dd Mistre$Bauer a sdLL or 5. Roll fo. Altack Rouds as nomal,but Educmg you. Attact Stmgrh by 1 point. Youn*d ro wn trso Atra.k Rouds to disan eachoPponmt, md have to liSht thm bodl at tie en€tine. If the Ime. or his wlie win m Attack Romdyou win sulter damage a6 nomal. Kep a hack ofhownmy Atta.k Rodnds it lal6 [o dsad 0E pair (youwin need to li8ht a minimm of f@). Wh6 you havedi$hd both Fafu dd Mishss Bauer, you de atbst able l,o tackle 6e chan8eling. Bui while you havebeen dbha.ted theimplEsbeesreadily h ffilomh8itseff. It js now much ldgei and more vjcious than itwas h iLs infani fom. Wim you cone to fight themomhous ihp you musr in@aF ils sr MrN s.oEby th€ nunbe. olArhck Rouds it bool( you to disamthe old .oDpl€ You must also in@* it snl scoEby dE sm€ nuhber divided by hro (mudinsth.fims up) Now hm io 137 l,o resolve tlris bat[e.

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Ae yo{ b.hle lhe Bh.r r /olf yd tE.w itl@rin8l/.w@ ol ln. rEsr or lhe woll pact dtinuhg lo dein .oqd yo\ ad thar moMt y disthdim ls cUIt trl6. You 3hrmble on d dpo*d r.ot dd loF youfoollng The huge wou seizs the oppdtuilty wiu@edlng dlnal clNing. You.wordd nalirt!s you try to nairtain you balmce, th€ woff m6hottEugh yoa cmpFnud def6e 6d hurlt youbodlly to the grcud. You tel ib gtut wei8nt on lopot you, rh. brcath kroded our of y@. You .e sbcIit! lo.tirl, .mivoE's bsrh, hear its s@l in vru .&Ard thsl with. evage qy ot aiMl sti'f..ti6, uEwou rinli itl langs irto rtE tlsh of you irD!.ldd.(Le : r^rR IEinR) Y@r agunr.d dy il$ddcnly jonEd bt . howl ot pqh 6 dE wol, ELEiE grip. You visid tEyin& td s a b!, rhiL{ligu etanrftB dd dE Blad WoU r siurdy wo.de!6 s & hi*d .!.v. his lEd DE arc d@d..gain dd trE wou Aivs . 5li.n8led yowl .nd l..ptoft you. Tb. wo.dsM swirBs nis de atain ad $.wou n6 yelping dE Et oI th. IEd etu.ltint dti€rdr€ir L.d.i Den th€ Crat 68@ is l@nin8 over you.Der€at.d by pain md blood 1o6s, yru dy cmdtate 4y nore dd youbla.k out. Th !o ru

You ttudte on accs FeMoor rolowin8 the MrowP.$s of flmer gFud z'gagging beh4m thenmh€ thrl hive giv6 th* h@F 6eir m€. IElog thit cmtinuB lo thict€n a@ud you ad<ii to yougE ot disoriqtitin util

'u haE rc id@ whea

F ft going. A shril eu.l sdd.nly ob thrcughr soorhtut mFr, s€rhin8 liL. lhe ffihing orrhhdred wotv6. AI erts ol t .rtbl. offisrtroN&il Irour @€mu8ht hh<t 6d you b.gi! to leli.l your lar€ is inesapabl€. (Add I io your GINGE$e.) Ard thm vou R novd.nr ahead Shokvhdrib dde b€Io€ you €y€3, tleir h{i!li!B cour;kinSly direchd by sde setalt intelllS€nce AsF walch, t arBfrre4 you Imcy thlt yd can s*Drollow la€s app€aring drugh tne fo8 Ar you& wond€rin8 wh€Eld you om €ye dE pLyb8

-Eks m yoa a nighhwi3rr yieg€ c@l.s6 npm the

hpour nudyoL Itlushhing€F sd . hld66,

dtng6 G ir EE66 bacl inb rh. ni!t, TneFt6qu€ @hE dal6 ioiw{d, spir.ldg .Fud

'ou ir d €lton b mnE, but yd do not lEil to tFt

tE appeame of a ffi.t @.ha. Y@ h.v. h€lddl oI rhF mm5te6 H6E but hd th@eh dreh th.rnrn of las tal6. UnIo.tumtelv ,or rc-u th4 FoEl\qr' aF air ro E r. Y6u h've ; cho;e bur b flrhiir€ creatu€ tog€tid as they clo* ir fo! the llll, th;nai6 settin8 yor ie€rh m edB€.

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Ar the rery top ol dE spn,r sr.i!@ you pas thsugha dw ad ereF€ otjo dE bardmenb ot 0re tow4Ddt ra8s of cloud sd i.Ms th€ h@w whcn hatt'nu tuil orrcr the lddsaF Strirg up at th€ bdye cd le€l its lffi €n€rgy wortjrg iE way irbdery fib€ oi yM h€in& c.lling io the wolt wiAir(A<td r hoyou (]Nd mE ) Molmt rily4uEdby dP n@'s ge yd b€.@€ awaE of a InEltpih.ned squaLing 6o$d lhat y@ wdld ps hnEb€an able b lE& ai .l h€l@ vN tEsfmtidinto a wou hego. leking up, y@ e th€ nappi,Efl6} of bals .l@tuting fr@ OE [eop6tu@ sk]Eefop y@ @ Each d€ d@r dBr b.<ls back doninto th€ iow€r, the bals @ upo yola aX sl.rhtEwingda$ ud nedle.h,rp f&tF. Y@ c tong bha@ to fighr the sNflE ol the nigh @.r@ wb

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wind dd yd hd the sluilt whimy oI a hGe in theyad !€nind you. 1Ie .9c,' M€g says, lool.jnS pdtyou, 'hy rine 8€ntl44/ my brave lrrd Luft.'Yotrtuh md cme f.cFtef@, 4 it w@, wifi rheHeldles Hitltw.,aa de again. T?E sp<ie mte6th. stlble on foor, dfh sbE in de hmd md hisoh *v€E<l n@d ddq the orhq 'Yd would lay ahud dhy Met?'th€ $ct dclac itsfae.mtlltie(lin r.g€. 'Ihd y@ wrl pay witn you lilel And widr

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|l you dcftot y@ ShGtly oppmL tuft to n5.

275AnorlE hilf $ h@r turltE dm tlp padi and

'dtuIe ffD b6Erh tlP dt5hhM bEnclE of abhhinSiund€cd elm EE. Ya may 6t 1 NGal'sro h ot PreUll@ lI yd wish, befoE *tdug to3L.P, but a sr a yqrde ydr et€ slep is not

Y@ @ sk6 fim a drEm (in *:tlichy@ ft bayingd th€ hd Fith rh€ EtoIyNpa*) bym@stch rl snth ffi, Yd ncd a l€ath€ry 0apping$urd dinS noh th! bafthB of th. dead €rm ardokn lhe shima ol shadowy Nd6t. Th@ Gite glima of noonridr d gliehin& .IdgatedteSs sd the v.rpiE Bals, which have sqd y@ot by th€ odpted blood pulsing in yN w€ire, flyrloM ro fed, You are goirg !o haye to lighr rlEI'lo.dthtcty @hr€ aU rog€th€i

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sml ff frDn 15; this is the roElnmb€r ofAna.* RMds ydwill h.v€ ro 6ghtbeioEye .d tuF dE oct of bats, it

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E)d in f*d mds. If yd do hNSe !o dliv€ th.baB off and r.hh ro lhc Fl.tive eLty ol lh. irldi-of Or bwa, hr io z fo erploe ekewh*.

DEwing you swold, you l€rp rt the lddord!daughter, but befo!€

'ou 6 ldd a blow at.l$t h{

the doos oI the stabl€ e thFM opd by a tate,oE

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Lrp!.via VdpiE B.ls ft d6 noF b be t .tdtla tlDe of olhd l, ili Th€y anddbly overbry..Rt'E wiih evate, f,nt.d f'€, tlvht th6 eudad appqrtu. To add ro deir spL.Mt torr!utj! p{rilcd{ p.n N abo fttiUed wtfi 6b16, II tht@tetobit t@ d6 i6to@ -y@ d@t idd rpoint to ytu crud gre. r yd dLp.bdr hodr oarh. q*l @lu6 yo {ad dE 6t of dE niEilhi.l€ .e.r., ri'radng dt tu M of dEn thd. Yd4 gLd wtrd d.h bErs at lad rd ts e.bL bgonyouE Thr.5o

,'6wha ya phna.d turswqrt int! tlEho*l o{ w.Ldttnd. dE d'idldd.d blildin& yfl 9@ in krehdng dE bld. wilh hdy sE ioo th. vilL!.Eluip, As . Burl dEnHurrt, y@ G tW .ble to6r dE sp.dFl woff Ietu (igdn

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t1aY@ lifirt!|tEdoq dEr i!|futin6.s.lrd itt*.ithl h yqa hri4Il lrheyr su,ah tD bEL bdE16 .rE wlth equal @, ouiB o6ddd<'PPrFb

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'6re g.tdlg u.d ro dE 6.d oa tIE lrc you lEr ddh@ tdlng oud bAid Fa Y@ turn b G(a of lh! diE oa .M .rinb doh 66 n!Fd€t L tlE im phF drnaing niily 6 it dc dll kF P',Ib. mdM fim rh€ *dl dd.dv!,6m yd wttl rlow cr.nkinE .t F3 (Add I iD

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IIyou<l6toy0EwolfZhost,thtoiit,

^nTh. .ftcE of th. lotim you have chos rD rLilt enot cNbnt, ch,n6i^8 nbh @ lrlnuE ro the BrRoLl @ die . d mdt th. br'le below l,o e whlletu tlE diri!h6 m you.

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A!withyqnc,ssytim thesuitoi@@wlt!h AtEcl Ro6d yo wiU sufer I Fhb of r^xdArthtq You dy eF .fE two Anlct RMd! bttuFIry to Z. Uyd rbytE 6ght&d d€rroy dE nEtrl

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mtuce, it .otlapes on the carlebed 0oor of the.orido4 now jut so rrdy pie€s oI bahered amourWiI you now tale doM de of OE shlelds ircm ihewan (tum to 2o3) or vin you leave io explo€ elF

2nPulljnC o old, noth eatm blanlet over you for ext awanih, you ha.ke youseu a nake-do bed fd d1€

ght, using you backpack a a pilow You m ldtasl@! dd snorhg somdLy wnen somelody cPepsup on you md ho.ks you ove! the head with a heavy.osh. rose 2 srNrNA poinLs dd, il you re still alive,

23oIre old woma gives a starded cry md spjs round.l}1 $cing you hcr bcady black eyes mmw ad anugly EriMc qtons ncr alcady mattracrive leahdcs. She quickly flicks to moticr paBe in hd boolrd. chanting Op bcmtation shc lhds thcre, poinlsher wand ai rhe .patuEs at ha fc.t. R.ilising theoone/s evil nleriions you pFpaF to defmd your*lf.ften Ae speLl tlles eff{r, one of L\e toads at hcr fcetnarls to sqell, ratidly in.Easng in size. Havhgnadedolfasbigas anant fist, rtN s@n Op size ofadog but l<€ps on glowin8. lte kansronahon desnot stop util the bloabed toad is as large ar a pony.Pushin8 ihe foMdd on its huge webbed t@i, Lretrit n's fdiliar moles lo ann.l</ the tit of jls longue,lartiry in ad out of ih moudl.

If L\e toad wi$ m Atta& Round, it las]Fs you widlits pobmu sticky t nguei on a rcll of 5 o.6 you lose4 srMNA points instead of the sual 2. If you kll dEh!d, you must n@ deal with tlE wich. Tlm to 65

,i!Suddenly surcuded by Cmivale iolt, tou de*Eed dd y@ weapon talm iron you You dehken Njde the laJSq, Brimhgmw bent at the centEof L\e Fcdpnol You iind youell sLndhS at the.entre oi a circle oi the strdSe Camivale p1ay6.May ol thd bed sone kind oI mrFation. You sone nmwith SiL h his ne.! lik€ a iish, and a wo]ldjojned at the hip ioner h{in. The dihinutive cmiwalcM6her plshcs his *ay t1m8h Op mwd dd p€chup at you ftum bm€ad| d1e shadowing brim of his

?eople e sspici@s of us Cmivare fonq with ouffJmilar Camivale ways, bur we do nor m@ ayham. we aE iEt uying io nake our way n the worldrike everybody €lse We ofier smctuary !o the disPossed, the uwdled ad rhe @t6t. MGt dlEppy !o leave u be paying lor the privne8e oIglnpsing a world they e lortlmte dou8h not !o bepart oL But thm sme Fople lik€ you,' he 3ays,srabbin8 d accusing iin8d at yor chest,'nde! lat cbe dd lor.e us l,o nove d Em toM to toM, willagetjo vilagc, ncvcr ablc to Et fo. f€a. 6f tie fal*aruatioc tlut follow u and what kind of pasone you dywat ro rhink fte wost of us?'If you hawethe odso.d irlit ldt€n on yotr Adtdture ShE1,

2Az

hm to 4r3. ff not, sll h{o die dd add 2 [o fi. tot LII O€ totalis equal to @ l6s thd you {:ll]:Mt cNcEkoP, hm !o 3, rt it is greater, hrm to 5o9.

Tte dr4*d srone walls soon give way !o hard packedeettl, within wNch lave bem cut long, low E6s,cach lar8e 6ou8n to nol(l a cofin. Th6e n6t b€ lhecaracombs of the Abbell in which tle prede@soF olL\e !6entnay bFthFn de in[ard nE €taombhmds win l thbuBh the Sr(Md tEneath th€ Abbeycomple! lit by flnkerinS tallow-tapeb. Tming acom€r y@ hed a sddo^ skttaring somd, which isrh4 joined by a shrm squ€ahnB. You d *e dmt anunber of fie cofin-almv€s have b€en dishnbcd, thesltoud-boud Fnaire being gmwed at by dt€@hlE you arnval has int€npted. At hnt glmayou take ihen ro be rats but as you hegr to *e mopdeely thsugh the gl@n, you gnnpse pa[ch6 orbaF skin, suppuating sEs and oozinS bubG,dpse.l ribs?jamdiceyellow eyes ad bon, [es] estals. Th6e ft no neF rals, 6ey re contminadcari€F oI rhe reoEl Y€llow Deatb dd would nuch.auld feast m wam fEsh meat thd ol4 dJy boneF€ht tie mdead md6t3 as iI they w* m drity

CIIOULRATS

If the rah bit€ you moe dm hri.e, you becom€hfrted with the vne dagu drey ca.ry. riF l snlPoint in addnon !o 6y tiNtNA you may lGe/ mdadd r ro you daNcr scoE If you swive th!pstilqiial mMter, hrm to 16r.

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15'whr.vert@ lnows dE tlfr€ of Wulia And,.y€,tve heard rell ol th. Mad Prire, ibt to m6tio hisbrc08, Cout Vdola., who ie h€ad of [E r.milyrow Althou8h h@ mu.h i6 fidid and how 6uch Gtdth I wouldn't like io sav.'Kdad waft vou. 1^lhatlv€ he*d i! th.t rhti Gmd wd lo&ed up in . to*.ioI Castle Wulien and was iLivd nad by h$ incaFelation. NN lt h 3aid tnat h€ wi]l4t @ y raw de.tand h@16 rt rh. tull FM, wh@ ri app€d ir 0Eh€avs.'Now nh ro r95

234E6lE up dre tor€r, m dE iouth dor, you 6re to. long oni<lo. lnEd wfih l,rge pdFdib in heraftrn6. ney <l€pict wiru ndb6 of th. Fn.4ilt(ntc familt thei. sh.Ed rirell6 b€in8 .hugry haekiln IoL s.me of the painlings n@t b.weFl hudEd y€d old- TrEy r.n8. frm 8.uLl@krt old na in in-fifting $ils ol a6didamou to tulll€ngrh portraiE of a shikin& platins-haiEd yosE womn.In fa.t theE m noe painhrgsor h.! thrn dy ooEr p4on m display. One repeFntltion or tl'e noblewomn n particul grabsyouatlentton. Reau3d

'n ea.oHred o s and brid

brushrtrck*, it shows the subjat standing beioEcenelated b.ttlenents, a sromy njghtt sky behindher .nd the 3ilhouettes of baE dd .aEion bir.bflifthg acGE th€ 8lMin8 orb oI6e noon You lals

't rh€ wodu i6 st dng IM fte dvd rtiEdly inro

y@ ey6, &d & rudddny @hdn€d by 0EGelug th.t yd @ b.ing wahdEd. (Add r to yd

at-'*l

^ls sF md lEl€ N the @dadd &[.ta& is

@d€d m you ,/@tuz SL!i,) Unablc to sh.Ltl'e teljrg ot l|E* this hd l€fi y@ wiln tr! lDsl€n.way Iren the gal€ry ud Ey anothd nod oI tlE

235Sonehow yod rl1.mge l,o mdster the beal sFltglingro fEe iEell lron ]si.ie th€ neehy ..t€ of llur bodyfo! jst a lew mE ?trbs nonenb. Yo! nttht sdlget out oI this alive, and stil hl:lml Regaln Mc(

The r,hd nist rusrE @t of dE chahh.. e hn'hda sped, teaving

'@ arone h dE p6ladal

doned m IE wmpinc Couts hs FEEd to@ of lE niddm offrffhEi6 ro RpdaE.althogh tu hare wq a vi.tdy ovs lEr, il L onlybdpmry.IlE vdpirn bdy ot M.u wil Etui! ott'at yd .d b€ asu€dl (LF I LUq poini .,'d addlhe odeword Dded,/ to you AIMtuE Sret.) Alomrt tn. bp of dE towe4 will

'ou 3p€n.l rche ri4e

eaftning th€ Comt.ss' .1@b6 for v.iubl6 or.rlera.ls or power (hd to 325), d wilt you qu 0nsplace or Evn as quicuy 6r you.6 (tun to !46)?

2a'Ol ols, it s $ olviN bo you now IlEd.inental is a @nr ot

'e ed @ld, $ hdt would

h. a nahral delaE agaiEt it- Quidd, you pul yMrinderbox froh you bactpadc Using th. ldrdling

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you c,ry with yo!, yd li8hr. s.I nE md a@ abl.io get d dry tE bEnch lo buh. whvl.t tour humlnthBnd in tmnr of you, you tore the rpnie back mdoul or you way ?Mt lnd srw e<l <n wind.bl@, lhc w.di$ (!rc.w!y R to!' rlE @tuEsruiekr .nd ftd *ft lo wapor.re inro thin .irRcB.ir I Lucpoint .n<l hh to ri{

rtlCll|^8lng @ yoc p'd y@ w.y thEl4h th.uderawrh towids th. tldng nck .nd fiddin86E!ahr. It dc nor t.l. ldlg ro frch dp €lr6pdml, whlch h4 b€6 Md€ ir r dEIrEFd d.&br. Anubar olbnghdy p.hrd wagons hlve bd dia-Mup ln. ough.ftre, 01c ho6 ed hul6 tiitbtuuehttr6 r@ row frrd ol tlEi! trG sd grudqGtby. At dE 6E! ol dE ftB ot Haft . brE! tini! b6hE 6eElt .rd decirS 6.Et6r EeroE dEnm6 ir i beaubtul youS em!n, Sh€ tifb hs s}jrE,t th€ dms, as her l.8s kick sd l.ap, b.acelets.6und her wisE rd Mtle. j.ntll^t, pFwidirs .p.Euive a@hp.rimor bo [h€ rerd'@ Th€Eap oos p6pre pMl t@, sittL8.reurd dE nF,clapphg in tihe ro OE m6n. nE aE drss.d i,rhrighrly olouFd rErrs .nd E %, wajsrEb ardlrDw|s All of tt@ .E ollE ol eNn .nd ddk oI hanmd all ol thd 6lw thei, we.lh .let rh€ir pddb .n GLnt ti@ tutridr, tokl.hoop .din8tnRUG of mi?Gi@ srd€ o"d lutB. .i"SF.Ih* R h€ Morte gJpsi6, Mtiv. p6pt ol th..uFd lm.t oI rupr.via, d€khd.!t! oI th€ digindromd. tdbes?@ple who IiEt !€ttled dE nMrai.-

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.hided v.!.yr ol Mludst ti.. A fEw of th.s St. yd3idryaF thcd ar yd .pp@d! bul n@ try bottop you. An<l dl the tihe the hE c d.utu itr waytlNugh you. RoU two die.nd add 2 to the nu'ldDlH.If llErot l b l€s d|{ 6 qud to you clNcrsE,tu6r,ot 6;unbgFt r,nr b!:r.

attdlftIy, d6p .lE rErittL ddol, the old wmoE sbn diE, .ldEuEh t{dt hiurd The tjnd-lEdrr€dw..dm t!t6 Gtudmdhd ZADva D ir t'i. .lN&d cam6 ha r,o h.r bd, wlEE h. d6 hrr b€d ronale her.onforrabl€ Her ey6 flicredng, b€tw€mh8s€d tapr, dE st$,'(,rid, js dEt you?'

1t is, GEnlmtlEt' h. Feli6, his voie l@ .nd

1o what btug! y@ io Ry ob€€, s loituiordy, atdis lale nN?'sh. wha€

You lisEn mxl@ly.r Ullkn FIat6 op senrr thrthav€ led y@ botl| to thi! poht. IlE old eoB,n rlksh aI rE rE! b rt wlth coartabb @hl|rg. !{nmtE is dft rh. tl$ IE had tD l@& at ro!. 'So youhavc ba l'tt6 bt r D@dvoF and nry ony dEem dF.d di@?'Y@ nod wdily 'Ly.ethtDpy

- a hdribte 6d oppling cte in&{d, but you ae

brttnuE to hav. ltr tlncn this night dd dut heh.d dE ioelidt ro brilg y@ to R &lr if I u ro helplbu I@, yo! nud dl ne egah abour rh. @t!red'ar aiaclcd yd,' U you hav. a siBftr Rin8, tuh ro

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190Pick'ng up the kansfomed hand you hur n i'nonfunF with a scan oI rage and then wat.h as th. li,$e*bla.ken and burn, the flesh.rispir8 anLl cra.kling ir

'Then I amd@med,'you sat in uttcr dcspiir is yorEaze inlo tie firt.'Doomcd l. beomc r.idrh'tu.1bl@lthiGty appetiles I shau bc miblc lo ronln)when the n@n wdes tuI. I shill b. in dul.rn, rnanimal, a nudemu beast. (Add I poinls ro your

'M.ybc not'Ulicn eys,6jng you siL\ m unn.n ingnar 'I}lN i3 emcthing old ad forbddmg abourLh dtuk pib of his cy6, d thcrc F encrhmA cle.lokhg oui of Ulnch at you 'ThcF nay sbll bc holr

Th3E G? Thm wlEr E ro be done' You pEs rh.n m.lsnan to rell rcu noF wlatd6 h€ know thal

I Inos oI h{o curcs lor lycdthrcpy but we wiu harth n.t quickly' uh.h will help youT But why? 'Lei us$t sry rhit we nll hrvc ou! *.rets.' 5o what aE ihcN'rs? 'lhc supst wit is !o Jhd lhe werewou italnfucre.l you wih its bitc, nd lill it. You could alsoo( a spng ol $e herb beladoma. il you could frndlime and rheE

'5 one o6er couts ofa.tion we could

hkc wc .ould sek the assistd.e of Crddmotherl!kov', rhe w6est p€rsn I knov, wholiv6lunherrnro ihee woods, orer L\e border in Lupravin 8ui t

^ up lo tou Whai do you wat to do?'Will you

I'uFuc lhc won,6 in lne hope of hmhgdo$'n ihe flim:l tharb'tlou7

!rrrn lhc i dxls lor the helb

(0m vnrh oI |ne *Fwomancrand

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29rThe starcase leading to ftc windmillis lowef levek non Iire m, in a feat oJ couaScous de.iing do, yourhrcw youGell ont of OP top of the building, landingon one oI the ra88ed, btuken-battded sails, and alloNthe sailJ rotation to carry y.n down to the 8rcundDropping the lasl su feet, y.u m heHorleatheraway rion the blazing struchft as ils dilaPidaredlranewoik fhally gives ,n to the ravagcs or L\e lagingconn.gration and thestom, and.oUaPscs inonitsellYou spend the resr ol the n,8hr being battered by thelmelenting storm and when mominS.on6 you 30on you way/ weary wiLh sleeP-d€Privadon odsdked b tne skin, but noneLhele$ grathn to bc ali!!

292You spot dre hAe, nat, .ilcular boulder alnost flushwih ihe noor or Op cave just in tine to 6capc theahenpt on your lfe tndt follows. The stone fliPs nF,l&e an openFg hrtcb md a huge, hairy broM sPidcr

over ten leet n d,amehr - haPs outotthehole norreyealed h the carem fl.di TIF dacinidt Powertul,grasping lront lmbs hit OE ftky noor barely a Iootfrom you bur, realF,ng tlEt its suprjF attack hsfailed, the Gint Trapdoor spider fttreak into its hoLe,pulling the boulderback nio pla.e ovcr ihe toP or,6tumel to pml,ect ilself Do you want to heavc the stoneout or the way md take Lhe liEhL to ihe spidd (tun lo54) or would you rarhei 8et away from hcrc asqui.kly as possible (tur. to :16)?

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29r.\s soon as yon Nade inro dre slrmy pool rhenaggob'blind heads hrn rowardr yon, drawn to your body-heat Unpeturbed, wiLh one hand on L\e pomnel of\our sword, you take one deteinned step alrermoL\e. across the lake of ooze Tle slime sucks atr our reet, it ieels just lil€ walkjng tfrugh a clinEirg:Nanrp A bLoate{i ma8got rols over and bmps intoI ou le8. nakin8 you jmp, but the fly ltuvac do notrtacL ]ley de or y interested in consming deadnesh You m haltu?y across tie disBtrsting cavcrn\ hen you fool l<no.ks .Brhst somcthhg hdc! thc:urface of fic slimc. Do you wdt to lonch into thc]n. to pick up what vcr it is you havc inadvLTtl.ndylohd (tum to 3o?), or win ydu l6.P goinA with.utnoPPin& j$t n caso (tum to 32)?

44Crdndcl, hll' the sbongmrn shoub, releasng hisiold on thebeasi's.hJn. W h a bellow ihe hulkngain bounds rowards yon, rhe knuckles olts ma$Nents dragging or the ground, as the sirongnar andireatar arn tlremselves widr LonE hrives and:dmn.e towards you You nust always ngnt hvo of1ou opponents at the sme tine (in whatever conbirhoD you ch@se). um therc is only one Lelt alive.

aRENDEL 3 ro:TRONGMAN 9 3:IRE-EAIER 7 6

I th. Cred.l-beast s.ors a hit ngninst you roll onc

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diej on a tull of 6 Or @hrre's ndsiwe club fisE€6e you I Poinls of srAimA dmage. If you loetwoAtta.kRounds in a re (to anyof youoppolHts)the FireEater bEaL\6 a gout of flane ar you, causingyou d additioml 2 srAMrNA poinis' damage. If youove!6ne all dme opponents, you can either ne ftecamivale sha€hi away (tum io r9), or tsk ontinuinSyou seardr of the (:mp (tum bo 23r, but qhaievdyou chooF to do, add the odeword Rel/il to you

295You $akh up the sldl ad thm, t\eG in lrmt of yo,,is rhe h@dles ghct on€ agah. Y@ hav€ no .ioi@but io light as the Headl€s Hi8hwaFd hie! to

HEADIESSHIGHWATMAN snLB srlMNA 3

II you win, you htrl tle skd onio oE cobbler ot rhestabl€ yed whe!€ it s6res into bmy shards. Tun

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296Elldn8 to Op deahn smith do6 not tell Fn dyaing about tie nala,s aff€cbg dp p6ple of Madht you do get on ro th€ suble.t of you oM quest.Et\out Ev@ling oy or L\e p€nilqt - mdIbtentially conrqtious - deh'le you do iel hjn ihatF could do with she help. 'Then you should ty|c.mt6s Isolde, the ldy ol Mau Tw€r She

's a

ls I' sue she would be willinc and able roElp you And thd there @ L\e Blask Monls, lheyrisht be able to helD r,oo. You I fbd thm ar fieir

, north of h€rc ' Do you wdt l,o lale the smithon hb advne md Nl m audimG with the lady

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(tum [o 255), or wi youp6Bmandqdt

& you de*ad the staiEase the shadows depd, aswal-nout€d torcher Deter out. Th€ @t iipu is

I8,/t Caltrz sp(El ab ty or rhe codsord N.,rdf

r.h blact md you will reed a lanhm if you aEpogrs dy nuthei U ,ou have a luten lne

ihen on J,ou ,4dmrrR slei, you cd 6be! |nelpt sfely (hrm to ,:o) Ii you dm t have dy of the

e. but sd I wmt to risk 6be!u8 L\e .rt?t. tuh ro. iI yo! .lont wmt bo obe! the crypt after a!, lun

-7 bo cho@ dothd nor oi the rowe. [o exolole

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294:l! nist rhickens n fronr ot you, .oalcrinA inro rhesnipc orasroresque,phanbsmal.reatua EveryrhinS

'r.ut it G a macabE eiaBBeration of whar a volf

^ould be n lile, hoftifi. daSseFtcngrh tanBs,{rrdding ecythehook .laws, bld2ins coal-cycs md:lrtincessantwailinghowl.Youhavonochoicc bur roirlcnd yourself aSainst the lead.rof rhrspccknlpa.k.i\ou d'pped your sword in wntu cnrllcr, lMn ro276.

299trng lrom &e depL\s 6f you. suhcors.jous .ones a5!'ne thlt you Fndb€r beDg taught osi child

'B.rnft th. Shirt'sptit., rry d?at.nfut tht ,tNr

shnrp ot.LTx and spi'dle lhird fu $, ntu| .nr,gWIh iry brantn fnar\torclht b t!: ttt

Rrt Wnr{ hrrg* ull his tttth, nry lni, ashrryened ah6 ot thtt.

Sobaqre the ShirdsTnh,mr ddt,nrl tht,non

-r. ..\u'ionary ftyne was morc dran jusl a .hildta\llime tal€. it was a warning Ior thoso r'ho night_r\r rhemselvcs at thc mc!ry oI on. oI Gtudfrrhcr!:nter's minioc. Thc ditty oldn ielh you thc clc

.ital crc.hrc's nno md to *now such i bcinA!:trr nmc is io have powcr ovcr it. 'Shivc6p.irc

.r shout Hcanna you ufrc. rrs namc, thc cEaiur4rost jmps out ofrh iry skin $tithout i nomcnfs

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h€sitation you dclae the spnte to 'E pn.l'with aerpieEiry rMek 0E el€Mtal apps ro.v.por.b

3mCout Vrela., Prire oI LuDravia, W@Lord oaWuIen Cdtt€ ad list oI hie rur*d p@olf bloo4line Ii6 dead at you let. You hav€ €Ecltd youEv6te m ulil mkods tFet, this b€g.ttd oawoll+paM But whal b lhis? Evm d you e l@fintdM at Vmlaca .dF€ in kidph you R tlEmy woDnds you infli.d d him hil .nd ha.lblmdl*ly- DF w€wort ey6 tud opa bul ndUEy bum lite tlp 6ay pib of lEll ils U. You lDc*16dFand$dds y a en6 of viti@-mnori6 lnar &notyouir{nasnll[wiNmird...

You * trv€ satheEd qrhin stEd@-haMted ruiG -a rq'l! a e@l6, a blactshmrl€d widow, .noblmmd and a yo'hger Cout VNlac - a lh7dh6rt upoi soe unholy ritual In you nind's err@ F theh et trw1J6 valuall€ to 4.h, irto.p't oI dad<r6 Yd hd the .hdd ir@tid, s

a6rhe silveFmushr dagg€ls ih€y have .oMdat d fDrlhen d.!k .iie, I€l th€ gathered CadEt red dd.xcited eticipatim. And th€n you bn€fly gLimpse tllelning they stron foih frcn the Infe.nal Pit, awoltuh dmon ils imubstartial n6h blacl a a wlm's dEd, stuling lite. ..8€d b€dt. Yd K died.hd pogs ih€ aioude.t Ciut ard hEls hist'ftfot@tior inio a wolf ld lh€ li6t tift . . .

You ud€Erad nw what is happding udd yourppalld ge Th€ dod the cadft sllmd€d,khid p6$sd th€ Elish yomgp.iftand wMghtiE d686 e dmab@Iy upq him, is Gurft.ringCNI v.mlrcs w@oL Hy f@ rhe d6d. But*h.t 6 you do to slop 0us d€mic BuErtid? ryou h.ve rne @deod Dq'r',. @rded o yd/Ubrlr 5&.t, th to 39 iNr€diarery Ir DL h.ft}!u ou<r.d my Silv€r DAgs duing y@.dratuE? L t@ hnv€ olftr€d m dagg6 at an,tum !o ur. It y@ hrve olftrEd 6w€ da88s ardbow whrt io do widi thd! tuh to dE rel€ht pag€ndb.r yd noied doh 6rria. Iftbu h.v€ 16 thfl6t€ d.tg6, or you .io not ldow what to do wi[r

Ii@ aE v.rious clBDi6 within GMnk Fo1[-lorcud the p.geof wood;hhlprint ; ac.6nphiedbv w@dot ilulE tioN ot subi(E $ch 6 a nmqErctins the 8ton. Iron a t@d's had md a ha8b.ing plr to 0E dudjng-stml, Much of Grynn sloowledge rh.r my lasr .hild would ki@ But in

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a .hapt€r dtitled'oi Myths Cftming the Cycl$ oltlE Yed', th€ audDr wit.s.bdt belield $ru.Untrne.h.neing oI th€ *.m, .t tin8 |n.t rudr ticoi ktuition e ehd el€Mbl foc, ti€d !o theditrdt time of th€ y.e, hav€ tur ,r1'l ure in thewdld. Th€ P@B thds.lve d gtvo the p+trifiGtiN of Mistr6s SprindEF, tr€ Sffi6Ird, Dame Auhjfl ed Gtudhlh€r WbtEr by th.Fatrt fo& of LupEvia, wh@ liv6 rd liv€Uhoodrm dG€ly bord ro dE *asd .yd6 Th€ dup|lrdsib€ m of rhe el€@lals, a ninid of oldMa wnE, @ll€d the Shive@r €, who h6.l.Ewinr€.'s Ehm, bringing hard trcE ad {ddqbLzidr You @ct ttE end d lh€ c}taDllr iEt aVsEtiG Fnlru b th€ libE4r Ts !o $;

LrLid $rs oft dl6u8h lh€ niShl al.!dr . pc tlEt, intou @t dditior! you find it.rlEBting to l4€pup. You pmting btuth misb h.aoE you in the old

^i8ht air, but Urridr sho* nd sig! ol 3ldnt: yd

pr€dimmt isiBt too diE. Ard e y@ @nbrE, h.umins b re€p up witn oP w@dno d he hui6Enongh rh€ bm€ding foEl, lerdirg you deFr eddfrr into thir dtrk dmain.

You have b@n travelinA in fiir way lor alnGt &hour wh€n y@ cohe

'n sgni oI a slore 6tra8e, 6h.

pler€ with e8ain8 tharched mi. wilhour bFdIinShis sFide, ULich nar.n6 up [o thc slldt iFn-b.udoak doo! dd beals on it with th. hilr or his .x€. FomiEide the cotta8€ 6h6 the sohd 6l shumhg sieF,

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follded by a cttcked, intable voie 'lvhot OEE?

'Gredhoth€rl' th€ wodffi c,ils.'It is tfti.h witha frisd in R.l oI ytu help-' a thy hakn in thehiddle oi the door std6 opdr md two 6larad-bluEd ey6 ps out bel@ tne opoing .los agah.ft4 ir uE tEte of bolb being pu.led back ut:l atlat the dq opcs. AhMched fig@ Ehe6 y@ bodlinto th€ wrm d@ be(@ ihe d@r E slam€d shut

wnpped in. w@[m shawl 6E wib.d old @I@ls you up sd dosr! 3uspi.ituly. She 16 6h@kd n@ md dri+ drl ldl(s ftr/ pan dE witd!rtlh a ch.in ofsilve chaft runging bud ha rEL5o itr

'ru who n&d! my help,is itZ GladlmdEr

Zekov. $F Yd lilten in rodo6 mticipariq, sUlrid ldls rhe old lrgomm of the faE dBt IBb€L[,4 tlu Th. old womm apFa6 to bt€ n whatUlri.h eB w h dBDsmarp inreBt. wlF h€ isdone shj tutu b y@, Wtlod eying a wod sh€3|:ns !o prod ed pok€ you, l@kinB in yu ey6 ard8€ttiry yd !o stkk dtyN rong@ SIE also r.16 alFr ar th€ woll-bile m yd shodder

ay.dlhspy is a t€ribl€ and dipprin8 @ indftd,'she 5ys at lcr, 'hut yd &.Iortei. to have nettutword\y utrich he, who hft had dr for6iSht tobring you l,o me. Id I .m h€lp td, aldrough I cmotdF yd. The <ti*a* is stin jqt taling hold md if @tt ldl we dght y€r b€ ahle ro @tenct OE eItuof tlE we@olt's s.liva-@om. I.mpFpm a potim

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t6'^rL t@.1,' eF tlE q6d a r@ <t .w ydr bbd€,5fth4t b lr[rFr ny d.B @t,tr€ a Lhb b dE rtawht r,,rFd. $jir1ro,'th.hErba*.,sitintrht!t .s.iohemu2ztene wru*lr\t ,Ilft [r.. wolt In d!rp! clorhnst.

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Asilver veaponv l ham tlp bnd€s just as il wouldoller weHFatue If you aP woddod norcthq thE tihes, add r ro you.sNcn voF. II yoummaSe to till all ihe of the savagc bnd.s, tum

347Blind whlle heads nudge at you hands

's you tunbk

rboul in th€ sLire, nardng you shudder n disgDsrYoui hMd.loss mud what fel6like the h'lt of twc4on. Widdrawhg it you wipe tlre clnSinS slrmefom $r objdl now in yd hdds md aE amaz€d lodiscovcr OEt you de holdin8 a b€autihlly trliAl

If you vant ro rake the Silva Dagae4 add this itcn toyour Ltmr',z Sn..f md add dE crdevord Sr{ti,nb your nd,n,ltrE SrftL You may E tne da88e. incombat bul you do $ you wi]l havc to fighr wirhyour Artact Sh€ntth Educed by r ponl Injucs youcause any @ature qfi the wonl 'Wep' D its mnpw l suiter inGed dadage (r sr MrN^poncraihcrih& rhe 6uai 2) as the pw netal is inimical ro thetrkind Thc silver Dag8er wil als lEm Undead anddcnons but only.a6es the usual 2 sr^MlNA poinrs

lr tatrs a lev nomdts ror you to reali* tha t there h6b*n i .osl b puttinA you hmd inl,o the slime, lor ilis mildly acidic You lbd begim to bm dd the skin€rtdens, iusr as if you lEd bem bmed. In time theprin wiu pds but you siill sufe. r srNrN point oldanage caused by the acid blm. Tlm to lr.

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l03The bama'd ufr e6 the lasi lineolherspelL with a linalfiourish of her hdds starinS towa.ds the stable doorYou Ealise that she ca se you, but Fens onp€.turbed by you pren.e.'He com€s, she sys,lookingprst you.'my brave Inrd Luft.'

Hearing thc jmgle oI namss bsnind you, md thcimpaticnt mod of a hoe, you hlm dud and coheface tcfia, as it v€F, wi0r Op Headlss Highway-nd on@ again. The ghost of Lord Lucre ente6 thenable on foot, d.aM sabF m one hand and h6 own$vor€d head ude. the othei w)thoui unenng rsinSle word, the sFctre atracks

HEADLESSmGHWA\IrAN txu.3 sr^MrN^3

U you defear you Bh6tly oppo€nt. hrm to fr.

JqWnh .autious stepg kephg one had 6n th. wallto your left, you enter Or cy?L The silmt darkncsswallows ydu up, but it dca not

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long. A AlEsdy hnsing somd al€tu you to the di.enaturt oI your situation. lh6 you feel |ne lirst oI hallr dozen pans oI filthy taloE seize hold ol you and, asyou struggle ro ready you veapon, th€ fist decayin8reclh sink inro your flsh. you md you! adventu€ asr.'L dah cou6e in a ghoul'sh feast fo! the undead.

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,toPairg rh@gh tlE d6r you hb! whtt.PPor roh. u arbJ@'s wo'Lrh4r. Th. h.d@.d 8!t ol dlffi of derworl dEapti@ s€ *rdvd 6d*dib6dE al@t wi6 [r l@ls u.d lD cqrtudrtEL Hdds, oe obi€<r .ldds dr b.yod .nod6 lr G a liie*iz, b@ @li4 of. !E[ Th. bqbllErEqrit! d erquuE wor oa.n t|w ddoFtns dy sft oaa!!lM,3r,i!dt iMobile, [r. nodnt'ts nudl a a antuft Pe.bL i$gu.tle Iughl d€rwrEE th.68wb h6n wodd b. i5. l.'BB l@yhol€ Ilmu hwe . Bns Ks hd wdt b nlh it in dEllrrde. tuh rD |'a i, tut, dBe i! rching eb. 6rtlu in dE .r66e15 m Md & y@ will h.w loer|n ho dE iftrin.!d t 14 tlE dq th.r i! tw.had 6l yd (t6 to st), d dr @ ttet b to you

t!1lE I pity tu yd pEdi.Mal' th. |:u eFda*|, 'but I dbr Fmil. cuEd outuF of ltr.nidr lo liv., md rirt rh. oLFion spEdinS,' Wththal, he his nis pbiol .t ln and in sPdu,E lisin8 thar @nbar b lndlbbl., you wlElhe

'PE{ty dings ide4 attE d! gdil

'$krdru, ny setin& ecdr!6| w!bl6 th.fiEr, srching trE ih f@ you (ClB

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you Psic-)'NM,b€ myNway.

tt!-14W-r[ yd n@ dep.tr, 6 ,ruirucd (tum to 35t), orwiU you hh 6 th. brldd wha they N l43t.xFli^8 tt (t6 to ,oa)?

trtLFrnqy: tte Ce 4,k watwtl wPlta yab.6E h.r han opi.d @t by h44 @.h BFge of iniortutid b.glnning witft r 3initdyinudruEd @DiEt LrE M(h of llE Dootr b 6ll€dwllh imtRt .rd .towi8ht ridicutoN trrllros,h.[.EutlE and utr.r [6 rb@t dE Etre of wbFtunJE,lydthFpy, ed how bMF*t dE@n<t-dn O{ whrt b Llr y@ i.l dEt Fu kFw dr6t of tt.!wly - thrt silvE L h.m{ul rr ltdtlulF .ndllEt dEy N io@d b Felhrn re w.ry ll|Mq& wha tlE

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dduttGhaihtyabEswiUn+y**SelA. t Gro@ddtm'ubwolf. (le1(]d6Fint) In tiru \do6 |latds lnl libr.ry.l\h

llilIvlth lh. tuina of th. M, $a le melt.gain rd dpto|l.t i.6E m n@ ol dr.hqtiG of wlni.5tu!@ TrE EE b.tin ro ilJn mtil ta @EEp h@t woodr ard @. tus.*y lEtL dotEd qth {prtldnE doG Nrat of 5m ftiqt ad loU-6rto.i6 8i6.. Yu prth dc€rds rhFugh tt'j! pspl. lrd Ft€ btdsF ol hdfid lhict lEathbrdsul you.@eh rtthl of sothdvilln8e Thtoz5o.

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klllert attcntion ls rlnwn to Or n.* mival. Tho woll8tr es roicc to its blood{udlinS Siowl ad ydu f.cl irrunbling $rdgh lou body as Op weignt oI rheb€6t still pitu tou b fie .ol4 dmp noor of ihe loresr'I}lcrc is ddL\or shoui md dlh m agonised yelpn8'I}lc weiSht on rop of you it rele6ed. Heamg morherhowl of pain you manage io roll o.toyour rde Butemething ,s {ro.gi you f€l w@zy and your headsrarts to spm. Your vision gE s& you e a tall,thi.kpt ligure sl{dmg over rhe Black wolf, aslur.lrwoodsnan's ax€ in tus hed fte axe d6cends aSiinand the wolf gn6 a strd8led yowl. Tre axemanssangs lxs makstuft weapon a8ab,lmdinS anathcrblow, and the voll fles yelph& the 6r ol thr prkskulk'ng alter lheir lead€r Then the hulkin8 liSurc isloomingoveryou. Overome by pain and bl.od 16*,youf liody.dnot tale any nore and you bla.kotrr

Thc Towcr oI Mam, hone of the Countcss koldo,(Mds on a blasted es.a.pment oyerlooking rhevill.rge.TtesnnhasalEadysetbydreiimeyourreichurs loverand you aresu.pri*d to 6nd rhe gatehouseunnanned Csss'n8 ih€ bndge tlatspansachasm i.

ftont of tln towei, you enter a nr8h waned .ordyar.l.Clihbing n bMd tught ol steps up to a gnndc^kancc, you knock on the Large double,loors Thcdo.F are opencd by a SamFlaced man, drsssed {thcappiElofascFmt.You l,ell hin tlar you are hrrt() scck the help oI thc Costess md are usherod inroi large, orculrr enbrn.c hal From tkre lhe mar-\rn int rakes tou up a p.lishcd stonc strk ase lo drcl()p oI ihe tove. Finally hc leads you inlo a 8rind,hiFh-.e,lnged .hanber, omatcly dccoritcd withhpivy rellet undov draps of blacl nd icd, lhcd.'neolrts(eilin8pantedw,L\azodiac nrpollhoheavds. At tor abrupr anral, a sb,kng, platinum.h.ftd wohm dressed incnnsona.dbla.l, hd \t,.i5 h'lrilc as iroa ies Ircm a h,Bh brckcd ru){lcn(hln Hrr rawny Fnant reUs her you irc hci('arkinS hd h.lp 'ls that n8hr?' Lhe Counrcs \rv(,iFpftchinB you. 'And holv can I h€lP your' You in'(,rp&nted by her beautv &d find youEellt,nsnrcd

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Ih€ wEEwolt MF tu you thrudt ine Silvd Cffi oiSnintCruo6i^io l$ fa@. Abrutat.lawed h.drashs@t. sckinA the ms frm your hdd and rrkinqrh€ fl6h of you ad. te 2 sr^MtN^ points aid lrm

I6Du&ing i6ide Oe wagon you shut the door d€fimybehind you. You hold you beath 6 wnone'* yo;head wa*s risnt psl the calavd dd arcund theC.mival€ @p. lt is only alter their voices have taded

nub4 Ard all lh. ehile .hi*tt€d woodm ,aws

ckck cLk\.k& as tley Ey io b e you. You hav€invaded the Puppet nastels rremost sachd 4dnow you nust Pay rhe Pri@II]PPETS

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ta9'Ihe rcdidor leaG you doM a tight ol sbeps in[o thesnoky hcdt of ihe castl€ tirchss, bur the Sods aloneknow what foul meal 6 being prpard within A.nne steds at a la.ge cauldrorl' bubblng ad steah,hB over a rcaring iire blding h the 8iate, nutlerirgto herplt At hd le€t hop, httle md slitier allhmer ot toads, newls, o.ldoaclPs, sules, spjdelsdd rats. she .otuedls a book opm on a sidd n€xt tohca b€nds dowr! picrs up a dnssling el,nnd*md to$6 it inlo the pot, sttrinA it in with a Sndledldgth of w@d dut l6k like it could be a wdd. Alilq acrtd smell fills fie kitcho \,!iLl you:

call out to or€ m€, to attrrt her

WleF one puppet rals to your hacking blows, il*em that dother tales its pla.e in an jnstant Ilyouhive not defeated dE luppels wiL\in ten atkckRMds, md you d ltill alive, tuh to 3{4. If you winthis battle widdn te Atta& Fouds, all il neatu isthat you hav€ naaged to 68ht you way b..k [o lh.doo. md so can eKpe hDn d]e cdavd (tm to t4)

317vr4th a deli nde you or n uds th€ autonatonlguard md flc(ed in locking dF ley oui ag.itrSFai8htrway j6t 6 you hop€d, {nlh a grindhg oI8c6 dk atrading aubodEtm baom6 sbll atair(Re8ain I LU( poinl) Ih@

's nothing d& oI inleEr

lo you in thr anili.d's mm s you Enlm to th.iun tion ed tak€ dle dw wni.l is now ah.ad of you(rum to 4:3), or ihe 6n€ to yod rieht (tum to 496).

3r3'Wht thals a dark plae. No @e g@s Ord my 6oE.Ir's nore home io wild aninals no{ Of .ous ilwasn/t alwal,s like tlEt bui I wouldn't elen thlntabout goinS thele if I were you, The onry th{g lhalawaits dyone tlLer is nadne$ and a slow, lingelintd€ath iI youft hlu.ty. A quick, brutal dcath ifyouFm@ rorrlmte. No, l d steerwell cl€ar ot thara.dls€d Place.'Now hrm to t95.

Leave tllt rnd4 and kte the oth.rpasssay l@ding tron the

Lcav€ lh€ kich€re ad asdd tlE gradstaira* ad pa$ thftugh OE doubl€doo6 ar th€ l,op? lum ro 146

3aofte crt?t ext€nds beneaih ihe foudations of lnelower, th€ vault€d Fof suppolied by a eries oI stonea(hes. Bef.r4n the colMns stand nmero$ sionesroPhasi. Movjng lowads you bdh{een Op tonbsiF iour shaobling mrl'Fs, thet stting flesh coveredby filtly gravshrcuds. Y@ wil] be able to es.aperrom L\e ct?t befoE dE zd$is ever read you, if

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yd ldv€ imediaiely (rum ro 7). Howos, it youwotrd d0E! faft th. undcrd i^ banle, in the conJineof th€ cryF t you .$ fitht thn on..i, tim€

Third ZOMBIEFourth ZOMIIE

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U you dele.t the ud..d al,pr statk€E, add I ro youe^RM Eoe md tun [o ttr.

Yd dter a mahogrny-pmU€d tuddor l6t@ndwith bL(l velvet dEp6, rhe spac beeq hu.wiE| dr porlhits ol ilE rulhA hd* ot LuFvr.A!ov. tlE r e th. rlrcuedodltd lE& ot ddkild bo6r ad n@;dic ai6iL, iRtudirS. Mi-ffi alrMR th@, hutinr noohiE of rhe Wulhnhmilv Thtmmbe6 ol.h; W,iu.. to" at u.,'

"nuc;ly e*nbl're to 6e dothq, wirh l€d, srs'I.c dd rrugry. woubh 6plsrN Pshg iongrhe odidor v@ @hr !o rhe BrE iE oI tu tuocutmt princs of thb.tek l.d liEt thft is Prin .Gm4 the wwolt you fi6t dled. His Dolbailm ro 3t E at yd with

't3 pim& EdUG,Mg

€F, nAht our of 0F 6vE His 6My bt d lwrEnAs dM nud hir shouirtG lit a lrl4, Ist6k of EFy mint thbugh it 6tu a widN,tpot. Tha oE b rtE n.d pri@'s bFrhd, Courvanolac He b a brbiddtnS mn ind.d, whft h6brethd is.LnL ne i3 tEr slthoush he h6 th€ em.

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bt lroua<l i! b thr d.gs.l toytr drm sF,nhbd5 rf il i5 sdEr, bm io 116_

EEtuaUy you Ech 6. ofier sid. of rh€ cave ,ndtethe a 5igh ofEli.t Yd du.t.rom rhe tw sltdch

ads !l . drold erill.. ln hdr! beydd that, li6 .brdrli, lrqFkdld .Gidd. Ir sa€g dE t@i.ddoie. Th to 141

Y@ wal€ ptshed hoh . dr@re slep io 6nd Ot!6 g&rstng w h d€*, dE erund otd b@.throq ald lne MorEri 8on.: onry $e btd€n.d 6!€E

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or then cmplirt Idain. Mysliiied by 0E sFangebehaviou of ora dpnciou Br?si€s, you prepar roset or agd wlm uFthing abdt tle weight of yourbackpackrok6 you stop m.t.he.l imide it Roll onedice. On a Fll of 1-z hh [o t5] m. mll oI I 4, hrnto 366; and on a rcll of 5-{, hm [o ]73.

124You bust thrcu8h the famrhoE door and inio a fibIt kitcned Cowding in dre @I@ d d €ld€rlyoupl€andnext[othd younote with $ne supri*- a cmrtl€. Seein8 then uious qpes:@tu ytubhstd m apology dd mething about wbrnE toshelte. Eon the ston On@ th€y e re6s@d y@ae noth€re to naJdd and re! rh€n, the atqt famsm.l his wife rDlc yN wer.om€, otrering you a *atby ih€ fre and a borl oI hmip $up/ wmin8 y@irei& and out. B€ring in nind what y@ have Fen$ Iar, you conveEe widl th€ @uPre .autiruly adtasE rhe eup with sre tlepidatid. YN d PlezFdtjo 6rd thar th@ aE no upleaut ingr€dials induded GestoE up ro I raMrNA points). You pfthermtual seMs€I you that dEre isnodu8 rul&ordtabout lhe couple but thar some ail qdmkndt hdthe iafi fder its epe[. lou qu6Eore inenttblyhrh to t1le dGtubi^g mture of the fam. 'A holdinglik€ thb nat take mne work ro Mhhb,' you sy.]s tl@ dy@€ ers€ {orking lo. you neE?'

No,' eyr larer Baud, 'ir6t m€su, the sfe,M'skes Bau* dd ou litde m.'uttle de? Sely

lhe ouple e ld boo old !o have a nry baby! DutFaha Ba@ poinls bo th€ cradle 'nElt right, oubabyr,oy, M pri& and jot long wished Ior dd mwh€r€ with ds. A fohdling he waE mt th6e h{onmths p^t. On€ day ru h(]@ dnd h(ft wd asquiet dd chee.ls 4 it ever had bd, sin.e we lostoE Tom6 ths trenty sffi6 past, tlp rcxt dtfth€ was on ou doustep, an l sud.lenly healdr mdh(re kw joy ed laughtsr on@ again.'

'riave a look why donl you,' ays M'shes Bana.

Your ainal 346 smrling at you lrm yoursubsnrios, you ld ovd the dadle dd pu]l ba.llhe .ov€B. It is dlr you .d do not l,o cry out in shcldd mn ftom 6e .ot. Lyin8 theE wapp€d h awolm bl.nlet i. no haby - at least m hmm .nnd.fte thing lmls moe lire a nur€voidt imp, a ho16shspri[e 6v@d m dd.k 6r, wid] poinled ed, fdSsand claEs, ad a trcr€sqe gdgoyre's snile splitringils wdry lace lhe Chagelng fires you w'th ddkrybming ey6 md ils shisrer smile hdens, a guttunl8rcwl rish8 irm ib thmt,

'I$1he a bomy boy?'MisEes Baus eys lls spritehas enchdbed the fand sd his wile inro belidinghar t is what th€y wdt it lio be, but its evn inltud€has also sprad io the 6t oI tne fam. How longbelore it inG*s in pMd and its innuac spEa.lsto the l,n& betod? You oM chmghg stahe n6pchted the Charyeling's spelr iron worl..ing @yoa dd only you cm do dydmg about it. Brt how

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are you Sojng to re$lve thb situation? Will youchalhge th€ ChanSeling dtnght (hrh to rzo) orqnyou attenpt to se .tmin8 to a.hieve the me Soal

Ahon8 L\e Vmpires' possBim ft a nhber ofitems ttlat may be of value [o you, induding a GiltMiEo!, a brass teles.ops a lodestone md Bold mdjewels l,o a v.lue of 20 Gold Pi@s. You al6o 6nd asnalL teak ch6t Inside, lyhg on a b€d ofbla.( velw€tis d omtu Silve. Daggei

If you wmt to take dp Silve. Dagg€r, add it to youlr'rcrtur Srdr. You may w dE daggs in combatbut, if you do so, you will lEv€ to 6ght with you.Attac! SiEngth Educed by 1 poht Injun6 tou cauemy @ature with the wold 'lvere' in its name willsufe. in@ard damge 6 srdtN^ poinis rathertha the sual 2) 6 tl.e pE m€la1 G inimical to theirknd. The Snve. DaSiger wil also hdm the Undeadbut wil only caue the sual 2 srMA points oI

TleE is nodinS €lse id you h@ so you M bacrdown th€ lmg winding sF.ir6*. Tm l,o 346.

116Ilving heard rou out, Crddmother Zekova Eivesyou he. onsjd€red opinion. Thre ii or y oe os.ercourse oi acuon lelt open to you now If you aF to ndyouFelf of dris leuible cu!F, you musi 6nd and killop rirst oI the werewou bloodl'ne belor the nex! tull

327moo4 d b@ne a weEwouyoureu'The IiBr of thebloodlim, but drat could be the black turEd wdwdfthatinf{ted you in dE fmr place

Lrllich nas obuously mde the sme .ofttion. 'wenut hury ny flad, iI we ft lo .ahn ],our *me.dd sve you sod,'Tm io 124.

You hold the nitur out in fmnt of you, Fn{tingVarcla.'s t mfdftd viege bacl ar hin At ltrst theWe@dI appers to Ecoil, yelov eyes widdinS insurpriE. Ihm tlp @aire lashes out with a taudymu&l€d an, smslug fie silveEd Slds lrof, youhdds, lt smash€s on the iod ol the .nubd as theclaw Souge you am. lN 2 srMNr poirts ard

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JADesprie irs smsationalist tiile, rhe History aJ tt' ontInlruar is a lather dry tone regarding ilE debauchedactiviti6 oI a gftup oI ambitious aristocEis lron iheprscipalities oi Mauristatia Thei! nain aims beingscial advm@ent ad conhrl oI Lands at the .enrreoI the okl world, dE Cadre wd smething lik€ a cdtfor the idle ri.h. Tnftugh com{tiom with the Cadleib nembers we€ able l,o dang€ polilically advdrageos tuia8€6, bugtdingb6ines allim6 ddpdrtake of ev€ry ili.it dbstdfte patitu dd mgi.alplactic dEy .odd tunr( ot It was at ils height ahddftd yeds ago, &awing its memb6 frcm dEnobl€ fdiLs of Mo.tvmia md Batnoria, 6 w€I dLupraui4 but lcr popularity in tlp yd aJter OEWai of fie Four Kingdorc Howeve., the autlDrconcludd by otating ihat drere are mor of tlECa.lE InlemL being sNed h{o decads ago by abdd oI luplavid distocrats Pelhals VeretiaJ

J2r130mvestigadore have uncw*d mmethin8 about t\is8loup. Gf you wmi to ask him about th€ CadreLrfenal, tie nexl pangraph in whi.h you m.om[erthe ftnobr, subkact 50 dd tm [o that new pan81aph.) As Veretic6 nd s6[ not €hrmed, you d€.id€to skim ihrcu8h me of lle short r pads you hawefoud wI yod look at 4a"t tuW: The cuts oI IEwa@f lrvn b 3a3) ot Grlhhk FotkJate oJ Lvptdtia

t4Out in the open, ude! tie blind while Saze oi thenoon agzin, will you tle the strange Cdiv, Le (hhrD 291, or p4isi jn }!ur rvestiSation (tuh [o 231)?

,30To read the olgs norlh or vdBenhol, yd passth@gh a spu ol dese plft ro6t. ]\6 you p4ogEsstNu8h the unddgbwth yod noti.e tlEt the eas areb€comin8 f$tooned with dick d.ap6 of webs thatove! lh€ branches lile a sl@d The clGepackedph6 arin out atain md ]ou nnd yoseu at the iootol a sund*d pears steding befoE $e ddk slash oIr slmting cave mouth. the wmds ft erny s€l*ithin OF vicinity ol the cave Pahals thi! iB a signlhat dE W@beast Id its lair lft? Nor t !.ing mydd.6, you approa.h the mtrdce weapon h hnnd.ft. warhed out 8rey liShr pe et at* dly a littl€ray mto ttle cavd b€yond. You listen ini€ntly and!.{ orly th€ o(dimal rtrip of qte. an.l the soun.lotyou ow h€dt tl|mphE in ]ou aE. If you aretong hr etPlore whateva lies beyond this cave

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dE {Et oa Old M8ht, M ruch d nyEU. Do}lDrX.ll, rnd rt rm piirt Cod Eva dEr giei.rrt.&6 ehor.r lklric hd beotr a E le andhlmd hic ta.k o ol.t !.quint E MFlt, rheDotbr. d dF rri6r e in nd.I who tlmin oI the.@t fre of 0E Blal R6e .nd I h.E nd rEdtord fi@ Cnr lor l@y ndth! nd. Dut it ir n6t6ly tlp powq ot rh€ wbc tlEt tt@t@ dE n6rrrl&ul! of thi! hnd. TheE e odr.6 .fug the dstd@9 ot rtE nidt who wodd * 0! p€opl€ 6rLupEvt! 3ubjw.rrd b.Mth rh. yote ol ihln hbs-fr*n1@oppEim. My @t tuid @aE ut dly @tuE thlt thfrtaE th. Fople otYrE rct lElf r da)/s io@y 6,* ol h* I6uldE]. E of * Rrdr a yollFu. wi[ you iin re inny qu.rr!' If tfl .aR rD h.lp vd PjdE! tuh b!t9. U yd.LdiE his !.qEt, tuh !o a!9.

d.imdobiMno€ iL!dI tbbE scFYFUa qsr 5rI 3 t@6,' dE M eF EhndlY 'L.l3il .d trlt .rhde, fo. I u ale,F o tlE 1614l

ith ur zdbi6 dad td @ .bL to qploE dr

Ret ldrB yu ,tepe ihruBh ttE cLdliroPhoGkr tru 6nd you way bacl to th. chmb€r{N.h y@ araed th€ ..v6 b€ffidr Sudetd P.Frehthecydh.t ytuwlydl,EraAinginloddnnr b.ioE dE dv. l@th by which youad tlE rldlRqid. Tttr b:,r4

1t'I sI io nd dF l.ld ot ttl.tnl bc EEI wo

.Iis in rh. €tofil fi8hi .8Nt Ev ' Thrbbr6 hb pistol .rd rit! dom o

' sunddd

bed opF.fiE y@. 'Dut r u ldlpthnt 6ycu,'g6 or! pF'l€rnE N! h4d in @ad6NP 'ide i5 ve Richra md I d. vdpiE liutd.'two ot to! 8.t to t tBry .bo!l all 0E .tu!thfrb rh. rurv ud stiw of 0E @li '

sddaly hu.hd 3rd dEPinto.itl. 1 l!.t Orl6mpdm n r .q intu lh€ n'ring HM

hnth Ed v€lvel, but it hulr b€ lpE lor. @enrcu E o.t€Eor th.6ffin n.t a nor. ol dE

r wlth@r tuu of turrha hin&6c. AlMg dEra rmbs dd mldding soph.gr you find acrryood @fdn, Gnilhd with brrs fithngs, Eting. Polbh€d grdile plinth, Il i! opd dxl mpty,

ay fi@ oE atpr, e y@ hqd b4r b tu 3pi6lirc .nd *r ahour clrnblnS trE w6 3teF lre

Whre hd lF Glfiy daes rdl dd truly .u* inro lhat v@ hnk d@ s d vdr,UMtrE 9,@l

Findp.litt oI LupEe.,' h. t & yo'l hn vo is norhing ot fy q io you uEl )ou @ t.r.

wulfa dd rha! !e DRioE few ofa t trbM

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3vOvd the od of tie emsed B€asi you h€d Lhetwans ol a Gsbow tirinA,;d moth;r bou buiesrrself D rtre h@re1s shouldd. I}p you8 woMha Roverc.t heelf ad her weapon. Side-by-sidethe h{o of you prep@ ro linish Lre brudsh Aeasr. AndLhs howling l*e a beaten dog. it is Bom, awaythrugh tlF w@ds to ekap€ iG end

'our intervatid! ur€ B€ast woujd have bq rhe ad

or me.' It is nothin& rcu r€ll he!, and introd!€tollEr. 'lt wa dyfiing bua norhin&, the womd.n'd*, 'md L Karya oI rhe cri]rM ctoak sh@tdhow, bmg a hmt€. or wtrEahlq myseu. Butve mcr be awat our qua!ry eludes us even now weemot let it B€t away!, (A.ld rh€ .odryord ,4ykt b

Ine injred weEb€ast l€av6 a hail rhar ad onelnskined nr tle ways ol the t.acle ould fo]low The

torg m? Ihe vlihEbtut nut have Fsued hmm6n! caih€Ed b€roF you b th€ hdl aE tive md.You luphe sws ndin& ],ou tnow rhat one oI thm

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ver.q hsEr loh@?

Pioq, M4lEr oI dE HMd!?

is th€ @hF v@ mw sl, but which tu? Yo andkary! Fa th.n rrpli*d laG, d yo! Ey ro diffir'hich i! the ev.ge nurddina nGrd yd *t

tt:tGnndlErhq Zcldv. nb yd don 6 t ch.n dd$a, withar mtina by gEl show ol whrt sIF itdonE, pulls up the slFve of

'ou i.rkh .rd puE .

k e to u eryoFd v.in. Your bl@d 5talb to oow hotdd d.i( and dr collErs it ir . rlEtlN w@d6howl. Tlp s/:FoM rEF dP wd!*l .fa lswdd hinu0e3 mEl you sr.n !o i*l li8llrtErt dand soozJa (Le 3 sMrN poinb.)Jut s

'bu n'inr

you c gol^t to pas out 3!E 3LsdE lh. bl6.d-Ire' wtrh . podlie of ds drd ha quj.Hy r,nd!rh€ wodd wiol. rEip ol dofib.nd.ge.

As y@ t t . 'mt

ro @d ftd O! bl.edin8,Grmdrnorhd Z.tova ul6 ! stoppsr<l pud-hotd.lioa.6h€U rnd wams lts@ntent! b r 6h.! caul&on@ the fiE, Sh€ .drb ! bundl€ of drid hsbs 6dth6 L.€ tlt.qrctim lD siffi, Ih€ .le uside ihe 6ttr8e is 6lcd wilh m .crrd .m.Aroth* h fl hou dd rhe potion i! Edy, Drintthb,' C6dndn€. z.rov6 m.b, .hovi.g .hdetul ot vit.@ g-y-96 liquld in tont of yd

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l13Th€ dMe s CooI Bool is in ra.t a b@t of sFlb. Mol th€ chamt realden on the crbHed pafnnpa8€s in a rpidery hnd e .les or spte iedwizrd's love spells. HowEver thft b me..tch6 yu eyc/ a T.aBfigualon SFn d paBea Porst cham a8.ict shn{n&86 Ta}jn8ftne's C@t Bool witi v@, wil rcu]

smple some oi the .@mction she w6bDsybrewint? Tlmb

lave the litchd .nd izle ih€ .rh..Pasgsay le.ding rrDm rhe

3r3rhe buildng. No one cod.l sNive ,!ch a laU ed dEMsting efe.rs of the nre ohbined. Y@ advenh!is crexy an t abruptly ovei

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rbu roxow th. passe;i p*r sd rtuouBh abd-6€d oohs and ehpry epaces lhat app€& ro haven oe dracleristiG of d dimal e den hth€r dE ,

-blmdt lahily Rr. Ar lst you cone to roth€r

d of store rhEpr dDr d*dd inro rhe Htul ot th..L(. d whtch rhe casde G bullt Do you wnr ro:Condnredown rh€*shpr: Tlmtoz&tum ro the enhme halt and lake rhe

left-hdd pa$aee? Tm to.ioaetum to the hru md clnb the srarrF

lothedoubledoBb€yond? Thror!6

t€ave dd asq.l lhe grmd sFaiE* ro0E d@bl€ d@B? Tm !o

A rry fim tugs on rh€ graF hees jl hom rne mourh of.Fttl|ftl.clambenns rhrouBh, yo! 5eroffalonE therEger in@inated pasaBew.y A re yards tu;ther

- vou (qe to a jucri@, ot $6. To vtu rert 6 a

b.l ed eU d@r, md yd do nor hrve a k€r. To your+nt dodE pasreay te.rs.wav inb;dki*.rnile .IiR.rly iicad dF ro(h-[r him€l conbu.

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TIEE rE only two vi$le ways mwr4 wll ydfouow th. pasgryay io the nght (tuh b rlr) acontink strai8llr alEad (hrm ro,t:1)?

342Th. nl5h part and tou rind yo6elf in sighr or dunasuming etone-bunt chapel, the slares oI fi€ 60lb.lhcd in the silvery light of the gibbous noon ahah6l b. thc ahrine lo Saint Ctucis, the laadon ol th.heallrg w€ll you so d6perakly *k. Ih€ shriEst,n<15 ar the edge of a wind-blom sPu oI ldrl, rlrwoh p.th tnat leaG ro rr, lollowing tie PRiPitoslip ol

' Ely sa!?h6t thar dtuF away 1@ le€r to

the undulati$ eipallgof F@dad b€yond.

A hid6c howl dts thrcuth the nght, difing to! tothc rcE and sdjnS a thnll of dEDlin tuhin8tnou8ll your body. Yd hm to taF th€ spot vh.FtE $ud ori8imhd dd * smethDg hig e.t bla.tdovinS towrrds yd. It is a do& bul as b,t as a pon!:[s tur brisilina lit. a wildGts And yer n is lh..F.tuFt nlz?-lFface that hdili€s you mcl. O!dv€ buhs Ed, while tlp odrd is white nd blind, I'kiid orb ol the noon. The dog's davenn8jaws aE Inredwilh ev.ge, dagteFlike lan8s md ftob its h@yr-paws sprout chws thd niSllt gut . md with Npowcrtul swipe Yoc wldth€ you swod TkhoroEDuE hirhiSn$hct houd Etuwle mesuin!you up with its ore tood e'€. Roll hdo di@ rih toLlElled js ls tne or egual !o youro$9 Ir ir i5 SFarEr, hrh !or3

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Aedir8 ho dre auErd of Ttu F n oJ th. llo@ oJrv tr , tt'c rurinA fahny 6r LupEvia has a lmghistory ol tudl1s dd stran8t inbr€d bchaviouiOnc .h:ptd tuMts a SEat baRl. b€hvffi thcWdl€N, who aE dewnded froh a bcG*kd bilbdFian kihr, dd a vmpie bloodlin€, lou8ht for conk lor thr prhcipaliry In thN daF th€ WuU6 fdnllyweft sm as chanpioN of Good, but th. head ol lhevampiF cdt l]llsd the lamily with hie dyin8 bE.th.lfu hDntispift of rhe b@k is dftor{€d with theWuu.n Imily Ee, whi.h sho$ tE lire ot d€s6ltoa DBgonir, fie frrsr lord ol Lupavh, thmgn bthc @t Cout VaEot . ad h! bFth€e PDceCrEd And dmve.Etitu ltai.6llE Ubrry. TM

14,rs you st

'rBSL a8aid E€ pcssd pupFE, th€

rihaH Mionetc lhtint frch your .ms adFrlin by dr€n chi*rrhzrp reth, the dd of rh€

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cdavo opd md a diooPd old hd aleG H. irrtict-rhi\ s1di m ddly l.€€ h€ld - not uUile rdlalu€te jn nis prcportios - dd lE gl@r ai you&6 bdind a pa! of pitue@ 3p4rad6 'so, youwould l*€ fo loow mF ab@t my PEious Pets,would vou?' h€ niss 'nM 30 be it,' With IsurprisiiSly sudden sov€hdt th. old 6s huls.h6.ln! ol spdtlina Ed povder !t you. Thtr Ls.nash ed. p!.trof luid oiM stute. Ai th. raor.cle.F ye 6nd youFr l@kbg up .r lh. mwrowdina PupFrndEr ln fd.r derFr nt .PP..6 bhave 8tM in siz Nurd yd The old nr badrdoh and pi.l6 yd up in ft ndd Yd e @bk.o l@e yu linrE f€ling stitr- ald6l woodd . . .

Wlb dp Cimitd€ d6 d b its rexl d€tiMli4FDL wi]l ffid ar EE tnrricie detail ol tl' (fl€d;;6 6rllE i" d* p'.pp.r sIFw Fddcularly srbEgatd io 6e dEr4tr or a *od-wi.ldin8 -

'dF.gidlry d@'Ed h@. Ytu.dvotuF is dd.

t1t-t17t45'I\vo hid6u! wolfilh ft)@ Eud the .om ar the

od ot th. dtrel. You fel rhat rhey e loping sEal8httowdrts yo!/ heds swayjnt IrDn sid€ l,o sid€, simngdE ail Th€n oEy p6 you hdhg placq wltn@tErctiry lo you pl@e. dd you h rlBr ln plaeglheir e.btu hi&s e hored md puled bel loe..l b@bol,8!en-aEyhtdrDlorsN, adndh,Lar db. Th. I^r€war8s - Bmtequ urdead w.ewolva, E pp.d in a mi'llpip roF drepFdl8rin. Yoo let dt you bElt| in a sluddqDg ligh ofr.li.l. Wlh th. ihm.dialrd.ngsp.""d, y*p**d

y66..t in ttl ak.re h,I of dE toe4 @ dlsdttEr dE d@6 d rw oFr again &d y@ c able ro&. this lDe ot rrotB nE is d v tP h6$r@uty.d to <16 ud th6

'u wi! !. h.ydrd th.

DqD.l! ot d* d.rt ro@'s Fwd Il y@ h.v€ rhe<ldaotd &!td qilEr m Jtu Aantut a,@,nlh to 160. ItMl, hrm lo 32.

34'llt. lqurti. cEe's blood 5b]M8 d€ wrtr.ttu+l€, ib 6rp* sir&e ba.k into dE depth! Irm*hid it.F*. Lugs rtraining 6r b butst it j! thstnrr yd c.kh 5kht6r whir€ nub6 oI bon€ betwa theqrdSled w4& turd tlF glint oI 8old, YoD ruLcarspin8 ror oryg6, taLing in hewhS lsatuld oI .lr.HnvinS EcoveEd yN bFatL do you wat ho dlvebn.t down lnto th€ Dool to se wha

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Etride (tuh to 4q), o. witl '@

iFag yous€U dt otthe clin6in8, sliny water md ontjne yru wayihough the eoods (ruh b 4s)?

143The third ilmr oi the towe! is sp€rtar y tumished .ndd<orated in ontiast ro the rcst oI the iwq You p.$what deed to b€ a ndbd oi ceu doo6 leading oL .@Eidor tl'at lollows Lhe dtside wal oi th€ lowerReachlng a d@!, nbn udd which blws a chill nlghlbFeze, you stop [o lbien ed d het a snkh'sctut.h$und coning iiom or€ dther sid€ TryinB th. hadleyou dihver ihat dr ddr i3 not ldted. If ]ou wanrro open th€ dm. and ster or€ lm b€yond, hrh io35r Ityo wond BtlEl€avekdlaltr, tum to7

v9'Ooh, pEny thin8s,' chu&r6 dp l,st of Or. woltwmh d you @F6my lfrd m artefact fEm yourb..kpa.k Bul what 6 y@ ofi€. drem? If tou olf.rthe blid€r a C.het Rrn& a Gilr Mi.oi a Bl@4to .Amllet, or. Morotjone Amulet, hm to lr:. Il yo!oltd them a Silwer Mim., a Cham N€cklace, a S'lv.!

uet5alcl€r, a SilvdclM, o a Silvs Dags, th ro t6a-It you have ll@ of dr aboE, $adj,l& then padereu&d up, the brid6 stark iwa.ds you (tuh !o 3oa)

t5nYou m se.al niles lron Maur! pdsing tneu8h armBe of ln hils wrth the dly w€din3 on/ when yourom€ in sight oI h{o ddk silhouetrd jutting up nonthe lmd*ape To rhe w6t yod cm 3e an uiden-tifiable rublilg !uin. Away to the east the Nlb rissl,owards ja4€d Falcs thar bol lite the teeth ol sonesl..ping Earth Dra8on. a oEoutlineoloreofthsPoak is obsor€.t by a elid .itd<lel-Like shuctuE sfUshe mil6 away the dd spll6 ar ihb juctuE ft€main @d Mtin€ north duluth ln€ hills, whil€ als well-trav.I€d kacl winds away hto the hiBh€rhius !o lhe c6t The is rc lmg€r my .l€arly definedp,rh ha.ling io ihe lrlN ro lh€ w6L Mindtul of tleappGcn of nighth!, wil you Rt 6h.lt€r ar rhecri,del away ro rh€ edt (hh ro f), hv6rigrr. dEruiro ro dE w6t (hh to 5) or sihply keep 6 .lontthe Md you N touowinE iokdds vrBennof |nn

35rUnder the hulting adlfs relenrl63 .ttack, younouder dd shdbl€ ba.lwrds ovtr tlE edBe oIlne rcoI of th€ .niage. And ths you * falling,Pltueting io tu death at 0E botton oi CftuGoiE€, the sragdGcn, with 0E w€Eb€dt E.in8 hFMph atol it, r@g away into tlE ni8hl. Yolr

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351I]l€F is nothing EoE fo. you heE At the Id md ofrhe bbqueting hal, a mgniiicenlly .adcd w@dsd.ircaF, sveFd with a ri.h dftt .ar?€t, leddr up toyer cnoth€! set oi double dooB, Ta!.ing a decp bFithin m nllenpl to sLeady you ndv6 md teep the beaBlwithin at bat4 you akm.l th€ staituse. At th. [op youDauF b€IoE th€ dolble dmrs. The familv.Bl ol lheHoue ol W Ian has bd laed aaos $.m both.(Now is you.nfte t6 hatr my 6nal p€p{atiocvou may wbh to b.fon otEring dE hiah6r <hanberoI Casrl. WuXa ) You Elllv oFn fi€ d@6 and

ItP cteler b€y@d E m eidple of opulmr+rsdou. FE lap€ris Hek th€ vals, dttqucardhe ruEs da dE nq, aI lit by Lient+plftbr8.r)Gr.l .h,rd€lr€B How@d, ae4t|n3 htu e air ofkgl.d ataut it. Th. t tsti6 ft tdd€d rd dav$e rugs satd.d dd Fay€d. ltre dDnd€li6 dulLdby grift F|m€d bya tan winrtowdiftdy in frnr olvou is d omtdv .aNrd dEn, tlmelile in itsmagnifeR. Sitting sloucn€d, irR l€g swingiry @erde .hair .m, G me yd rgngni* ftoD th.portrlit 8.U€ry you p6*d tmwh. A tousle<l nocofBEy han hbBs do9n totln shoDldeF, shot lhFughwith a ri.gle shEal or luboE blacl. He is wedlngM unbulloEd jaclel, erposing a ruffled shirt beneath,md rlne blact trews with lqeelencth bots, Thc hanis dfiklv hudrcFe, the visible skin olhis chcst. armrmd hands.ove@d wit! ffie black hair r|e i! toyinSwith a p€wt€r goblet in ore hmq and on his middl.

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ringer yd notic . Sold 5i8n€l M& a lt 6kh6 th.Utht. In fidt ol lh..hnir ti. two huBe wolve. Th€yw.r.hy@intd ry wilr| 6ld, urblulht yelN 95.Fd hb Fit, dE lord of cai*le wuli6 wrldE youFi0l ldglid inrcGt a y@ rEide slowly, ydconf idmdy, towards hih.

't t n€ inboduc€ nyElf,' th. nobls|u sF. 'I mCouI Vamla. Donl worry about inhdEing yoc!.lt I tn@ *ho tou @-' H. $ifE th. .L 3rE+ry.'Yd e ny bdths's k lq But let thrt not sbndb€tsa 6 dd hmdship M@ import nd, y@

you aI that tru ajll h.s to o(.r y@.'

Inw.rdl, eEry woltuh 6bE 6l you b.6t howL dullhie i5 th. AEh.Lycsthftp., th. IiBt of th. w@oltbloo<Uln€, th. one whoh you @k ed wh6e dmiFwi! Ire yd &m yoE vile (w. Dut you cn oth.lp bah8 bld.b..t. Th€ lettE wh@ d6dryo{hrve d€slert 6om tlE@eti5 olt ringyou th..rDmto pin witll him. And hjs a@Eam tuy hrve givdyd th. pdfe.t opporhuiry rD rid ih€ edld of hi5b.lrgn, @in8 eil. rvtU yd bd, 6E rh. C@tir thc hoF that tru *dl b. abl€ ro rEiL whd hi5Sudrrl i5 dM (hrm to ttr), o! wll lou einply drawyour w€rPor wl$ no such pEk!4ce (tuh [o a7)?

35tIn th€ botloh oI ylu p*t ya flnd a hod. of tn.8r,Fn6' wdlo u w.tr d o!lb&d! dd dEtuah lor 2 lrall (Artd lhe ihs to ydAddtrt Shat tnd EA,in I Lvcr Fnt,) Yo ruydrink the vodh wh6Evu vou wut, but olft eor v tl@ tob in th. horoe lh*e ! note ol thir !rwdl). Th. vodL i! tbhs srlrf: adr tDt €toE ,rlxM poinl! Aut dE nqr dft yd e iBtu rdb T6r ldr 5b]|| .tt r &nhng , you mEt redRtru ssu by r polnt. Ho*@er, dE drink abo io.d66y@ oru.g. $, id tlE durid of tlE 6r b.trbt@f'aht.nadntllll& ydh6y i@t@Atbclsb68th by 1 !Dt\i Thoitisdn to be on you w.y

351Cr6.r' t rodld - rrE dlw 66ing th@gh tNblood ! porqt.nd Ft6ti6!y Ltri. As ytu bo.lyslowly b.Efotru inr,o ttEt o1. wou vou @ wractedby dippUis p.nq L@ a rurN^ pohie and ldd Itrlm Finl to yd crrmsE. Uyq s@ive thitboF%.nin8 h^fo'rutid, hur to rh. p.FShph with lh. 9m. nunh€r u rhe m yd re hllFshucH io EiE doM 6 yN A.rtuLuE std'.

Y6u 'utM' (d 'e(' as you rry to rhinl uD a s-vinchg q(@ 6 O! sF;t l,lhlf r wMg wjrh youtihouldq?' Ktu <l rdd€ yblutb dL You w4 rDr6h aw@ ot 0c l.cr rhat y@ w4 frd'ht yrulhourdawnd€E&ing!oth€vfiBll.Eds.Sqdds,

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156-357wflhout ev6 a by you ldv€, Kwad rips oFn yourhut dd s you wouSile lor hire!. He gaF inhomr dd talA . c.p ba.Ic Surp.L*d by his Fa.iiayou glance sid.w.F at die shodd.r wMd yoleu.You camol .dt.in yd oM appaX.d .ry of db8clas you s* th.t r.he ltin 6dfu6dln8 the injuy i! nowbrttlinS wilh thl.k bla.l han (Add 1 cl,Nc! point.)

B.Ior ]ru know what is AoinA m, you m g.abb{dard bMdl€d et ol dE im. You rin.t yaG€U out Cllk vilage squrE 4ain, sllru.led by a not' oavilaAh, pho aE spoiling for a fitht. Tum to 246.

356You rind youEelt in a cBnp€d @h packed lo oveFnowing vith bekcas, th€ shelv6 .rdnd witndustt .m, l,rye lelnd+oud volLlrc ard rcUenslls lhe dGty an hels sEmSly oI mulderirtpaEhmmt .rd Fttin8 lerh€r 'I1FE is anothd ddin a adja.enr wal betsa th€ lp.rrin8 bmkaKDo you wmt to la.ve the mm by thir dd, withould€layinS (tum ro 33), or would you Bthd 1in8d.while in dl. abbet! arhiv€ to N wrDr you nighr6re.n frcrn its d6ty rer& (tuh ro ad)?

35?The aft lour tom6 which hawe pafiolarly authtyou. attenrion, but wh'cl one would you lik€ io spmd

353-t6oqanthnq: rh. Cte Eth? wruta Tlnioritctt@\FolL btqLtp@ir2 nmbld

3t3'Hav€ it you own wata the old wohm sa,€ i€sbry.Taldg a sloppcrd boftl€ Imm a shell, she warm itrconhts in d !tull .addm over the fire. She adde abbdl. of dn d habs .nd thd le.v6 lhe mccrtionro silfti Th. dc an icid€ lh. otta8e is fi!€df,ilh m aaid atrhr tubdrs h.]f s hou dd tlEtotim is rrdy. 'Drink rhie,' Giddmothd Z€lovaolrmands Bhovhg a ladletul oI visoa 8Fy*MLquid in honl ol you.lips. Holdin8 you Me yo!swaUow dE po on in a single EDlp, hoping not toljste ii. Althou8h you Ie€l no imediat€ etrKts, thePohon will slow rhe bNfom.hon thrt dp lytr-tkopy is wortin8 uFn youphFi.2r lod ($!hrr: hom you cHde *@) Now hrm l,o 331

39fte old womn sudd€.ly droP8 lo he! tne6 crying,'Spd ne md I .m help you dcle.r the lod oI Castlellulfa, dp ultitut €vil Fwd in .! of lu?hvi..ItEt G why you'F h@ iq't il?'wLll you l€t lhe wiknlN€, in dE hop. th{ srF piU pbv. tsir. to tE eordlhln io 16!) or will y@ 6tuh h- now, wNle ytuh:ve tlE choe (tum to 5o)?

360You N hallwry.crN th€.outyad when a sh.dryyT€dlal lod MEi:tser i! lrDnt ot you. YdE%ni* EF teisnrc, baUit fdtu6 of 0E slud€.

fir Fatl cfttt Hoe cfwtrtd,Evil Nn E6: A Hinor! qfi. Ctnn

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'Ih€ NdFrg specE€ o, rhe Countess Isolde has con.[o st p you ev€r leaving he. doMin ot da.kn€s .ndhdwisitu oly wenC@n@ upon you. You qiU have nrhiunph in one IiMl battle to €*ape the Lady or

VAMIIRE WIAI]}I

J6a-6tn€ir aacled @aking dws d d€alding md thebids d certairLly not lEppy at you inhsion. How-.ver you cd also se son€dtng eLe grhting in thetuodignt dmg L\e leatlEs ad mtr loveing oE[@r Do you wat to nskote.ing t]F rav@'tust tod.nn thi!'Ee6w'(hm !o 3?5) or wilr you ]sv€ mdquit th€ bird noor t@ (hh to ,?

362PE$hg on lhstrgh m€ windin8 thmls, yd tnally@@ to a slon€ shire rhat leais up dd dt oI ther$bey 6t@hb6 It is obviN $at me nali8npok€rh.d in{€5t€d ih€A}h€yof dr.Bla.kMd csandthit rhe pla.e is now rctr6 ho dr. oF. At dre iop ofthe sreF . tw pasg€*ay l6ds away reft (tum lo..) dd riShl (tuh ro 106)-

tblWthout krwinA how yd *n [o haw€ ddelo?rde @nirg 3e of dift.tid! whi.his noth.hFrdby OE p'tgd 6f th. din8ing fog dd d*p@t8l(m. It E almdt a ir yd tu men yru way['rcuth $ris tackra w d€Ics. ar you mar€ youw.y rlont spiE of &y gturt, lr1.eghg to stdd.ar ot the N{ing swmps aI dound yd, dGerie soud of a c{dn€ wa FadE you €ds. OrLehad on the hni ol you swod you ?Es on, lbpingtD reach the stuine belore you net whatwq it i5 tnati, matjn8 that molhful noise. Tum to 342

lf you win bur the wcidl wouded yd, tuh to 397, Ityou ove!6me dre codtess sFct .l iom wid\ours6rdi^hg dy injury, Egain I LUcx point md tufr

J6ropding ih€ d@ yo @ agdt€d by the srdEh ol8llfu and a sbrded bsrrint ot winF a dr birrlsmn}jna then hme in dE clElrtq N distuled btytu srddo anival Ih€ mn

's opa ro tlE dd

Itmsh a large archd oPmin8: Mmchbne m@liElt streE the lilthy 106r, ghdin8 duly lrcF rh.srwp black b€2l3 and ob6idid tiloN of tle thMt othuAe nws tnat haw€ mde dE.hmbd th€ir honc

F:t E--t EE

rqwdr the het morphos.d Bl*k Wdd d..d, toc*.(h hd chanber Roll two rlie sd dd t1 Thir i!rhe btal nhber of Gold Piar you 8l*n lrcd {h.tloor of the cave. tou also fbd . 6r.int ot p.arb, worrh6 Gold Piec,. Silvs Cswn, worth 10 cold Plec,ad g€mtond worh r c.ld PL@, R€lln I wdpoift. H.vi.g lodght th. s,pi.terQus in hd hn.ndwd ror yooFff a hg'. tuolr' wt* *i[ yd gofrm h@? To bav€ dr. eideFini6tdl dv. MteortartoAedE |rd, tuh to ,ra r yd would nthd lFpqplding ihe

'::@, win y@ b.ve dE dM!.r vir

tE rblactE-hug tuFd (tM ro s) d lh! olr8'nfiE rlftl (hrm tD aoS)?

!65T.hrt ct th€ Silv6 h88a tu tdld in rhe D&..Pir tou w th. .tir86iinp d€rttlq holrciryNil ftDn iL This blade ol pc sdvd ha powa06 th€ mgd md.tcr- If y@ chG. ro R$r 0Entuis, yd dulr do s with tou Ar[cr stEdlrndu<rd b, t poin(, but dy @ur<l y@ ..e th.@tuFwinoeitlsM potnte d.tut., Elhsftan |n€ Eud z !..tin8 thi! intom.don in nind,Ftum to 26a md mnlr Mothd doic,

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tffiYou cdmot b€li.v. it yu pLE is hising! o'E oi0t gl?!l$ h!! rcbhGcl tou. CG 6ff rrr ywnmrtr{rg Gold Pi*s ed le I LU.( p6r. Ydhnve no ldo wh@ th. gypd6 n.v. gm€, th@ ir tu

*7'Y@ l6tlit yd ould do with mdlft to 6r

lft(.dd InMN poinrs).5o,' tE priesr eF o@t@ hrv. €.E+'whar hd boq8hl yN ho Ei4 3nrireof s.hl Crudq m<l e ruler with th€ d66lh!cl?'wn{ wul you teU th€ pri6r?

th.t you h.v€ bcn tukd withIrrdnthrcpy &d sk a G?

that you .F 6. qu€.t to rid tlE Lndot dll .nd kk holy.id?

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-d she t ro hd. She mt suppEss her g,sp ol

made ln€* wtbs dusthavebeen very large md av€tng 'l-up..via is a dsed lmd and theils is a61 tre veF a great nmber of thm Ar you n sed bl@dline. ft€ stori€s slrcudD€ the WulIencautiously acmss th€ cnmber, you notice two v e e nml dd t€6ble. tiles ot nightmarishboud bundles. lmm OF look of it, the h{o bu rteE, p€pl€ bebA bLq fom thei! homes,

You ft in a small cidbd, ils walls plastercd wilthe dust-covertd stuouds oI spiddl w€b6 WIEie€

eacn onbin a ua]l, humoid body and yd 8elrmpqsionof grRnskinandpointedears. youw

which ent will you ble out of ih€ cave?

A hmel iron wnicn a ddp breezeblows? Tmtot

ad 'lhis is the cst oi the How of wuu6, rheine hoF of Lupr.via, sh€ aalau' her vorce

urdd and madnes Casde Wdlen t-s ar the

to linge. a wh e longd md *arn dE boud bodi ourah' It is sid to be a sinisler snadow ofwhat ithm to 35. ]f you wodd ratlpr leave widr delai s in moE prcspercus tih6 Thft m stdies of

A tumel with 6 obvio$ Fam oi

Apudderoo€d passagewayT

roters Ming the stre€E ol wdfdsie4 thea8€ drat lies ho@th the c6tl€, wh€re p€ople liveconstmt fea., as rhe howlnS or woN6 ad wo6euts OFr 8hts Tle wfttched peopte oi tnat

ed place raEly vmtuft Id 6om hone. fte desNIad Prince Carcd oi OE Wulten lmily hareched wm d ld as th€e w@ds. It is said that nefeE the conpsy ot wid beatrs !orhatof hoan

in8s dd fm what we have Mtnessed this nighf I

e+pointofuupravia in theiooth sol th€osov

i€ve that th€ tu* on the Wullen line is dE ar* or

t dstroy the head ot the wecblod.lin€ beroF

You t€[ Grmdmother Z4ova how Ltich hacted w€rewolf. It was carcul who inJecred you wiL\the weFwolj s paB when tou were first attahow it Med into a hlnd hmd afteMards, md

tlmPy. If ]ou ar to 6ape that tuse you nEt

Op Sigmt Ring you fomd d dr middle fingeime re it,' dE old womm demmds, so tou lalc it

t him <toM and finish what you started lEF. You

ndmotlE Z€lova has givm you infoqai:on rhaido notldng but h€lp yd h you qu6t bo .id

oJ the csed drsede you have @ntracled.ite the codewdd Au*.i on tou Adwlr@ s/,ar

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i70Iuggin8 ba& a pi{e of cmvar, you duck inside. Yourait, you nean racing/ I'sidin8 as the oMd6 ol themicd pa$ by md then disappd, 6 they .he&eothdpdtof fiecdp It is then that you h€d a drtEPid ratile b€hind you dd L\e sdaping of s.ares ontu n@. B€iore y@ cd evm hm tuhd md pdlFu sword fron it! sabbad, you r€el sonethingti& and mukdd sljd€ dun t y@r legs and FapJou qthin ils Mki.tin8.oils. You aE boddy puUedbud ro fa.e yu 6saildt. A lanp F bumingmryh€re so yd ce nake out the hid@us letuEot L\e Gahft dEt has €Nar€d ]ou. li is a gror6quedal8d of mk€ and womd. lhe qlper half of he!body is hmm, although ioblly hades, he! fhg€reils lmg lalo6 and her face msshapen by ophidin!att6. rtun ih€ waisr dom rhe is 4riEly se+d,tne, dd he! whole body is coveEd with mottledrmwn m.l gEo *ales Ilie nostd f!\6 you wiort o.angeyeUow eyes an.l a lofted tongre darts outb.rten hd lps, her dy of disgGt at ytu inhui@ a?itting h'ss. The irdo6 malewonm op4 he.tudh, hdjaw strekninS hornbly wide a,l qpotngthg. obra's fangs. Y@ gap 6 dF o' ls hghts .boutF! with bdffihing 1orc. Y@ @ going ro haveb hght you way lre, and ldt.

SERPENSAlli!

E€fc you.d rackle you adve$ry in the slar watFu ft Eoing !o haye !o ir€ yoser iim hd du6n-nB coils. Fight this battle with yor Atta.r sk€ngft

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As wi0r my oiher bahle, you nave time ro use Lhctubow one befoE Varct'c E on vou len @!,sri,t rr tou su<Ged, your csbow b;tr au$j the

kordin8lt if you woqrt hin w*h a @$bow bolr

371As you pas bheatn thc gatcho@ and leave rh€

cobra'sri$ her laus deliver apojenos bit€. L@ 4 fl rrN^Pomb tud 1 SKLL Poh!.

Tail-ldh - a swipe flom her tait tndtlyoD oif you f€ot. LoF 2 5TAMNAPoinrs dd Pdw you ArietShEngih by 1 fo! the tutr A[actRound as you snlggte to siad

Tearir8 taloN le2s MrN^poinrrff you mmBe to slay rhe Sna].@onm, hln ro t8r.

1Vor tne tiR b@rs listed below, which woutd you I*.to sPmd sore hoF rin€ FNing?EDil rnd Eies AHklorya!theadrc

t4att hnpy Th ctq ol E w.tutfrCrynn'CFolk lort of Ltpttuid?

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374Thele is a loud crctl 6 6e pistol fEs. A splil *cordliler you gasp in pain a rh€ bulr* Nts yd (los !sr MrNA poinfs)! How .m Snosdy burbts injw Iliving bein& yN {ddea lool.jn8 dom at the spla$of rchopldm on yM leao€r hric wheE lhe bulldshuck, feling a luhbing, i@-cold enetion h yoEch.6t. You e dragged ba& hom you nusin8s by .shdut of, 'Have ai youl'Eod dle pheton Highwrt

J75You aF not halfiaay a@s th€ @m when the bir&htl ofi lroh |h€n p€Eh6 dd sw@p at you, Fying t,p{k out you ey6 dd sl.h you lre with thdhard blact t loG Youe loK€d lo delmd yolNlf.

UNKNDNESSOFRAVENS scLZ rrNrN^3

Ii you defeat dEbids you.m rake it orat thm rav6still aliv€ Fhm to drn pdns but continu. to carharsNy al you d

'ou mage LLuouSh lne filth

covering L\e floo. (add r ro you ^lM

soFlAnmg ih€ &titu you 6nd a iohl of ro Gold Pi.€a cloed silve. L.clet or a dEn, ad nost disoFcetugly of aU the skelet@ ol a mo pi.ked .lean b_t|ne ouldemus birds Ii you wmi !o open the lock.tbm to r94. li not/ you may tak€ the lcket and GoldPh@s with you (addin8 thm to the Equipnent Liro\you AdMtutc Stuet) 6elorebavin8 the loul aviary

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t?6tl€ rote of the bullei shikjng you Gels lite beingdubH sih a sledgehamd dd you @l backsa.ds. Pain burns thrcugh you shourder lile molldqui.Liilvei You have never loom a ssation lt€ itdd howl in a8ony in 6poM Tle bullet nw lodgedin you! shodder w6 fashioned fron silv€r, a metdlrhich is inimi.al to you ly€nthropy drFd kind,&d will hav€ a pemdmt debilitatinS efi€.r on yourb..ty (Lo* 4 sraMrNA poinls, I sm point and lrucx point.) tlrivm by pain indu.ed raBe and afurioB ftd for v€ngedce agaitut you. agtesive.*ilmt you n€r th€ m in (:Inbat. Tum r,o ,93.

1nIl|e blickmilh howls a l,ru shite hin, clutdjng hjs.ight toEam wlEr you haw wounded hin (lGe Iruc( point) Iha y6u lgr aother dredtul howltnn b6ide you md $meihq8 claws at you wirhapdly €xtending bl@. t e 2 flMrN poinls and

J7aOE or thc gypsies has leit you a ppsot. Insideyou. pa& you tind a Mlrmbdtu Afrulet. If you wahtio keep dr€ treasule/ yod plt it on arcund you!neck. BewildeEd by the whituical behaviour of themFtenous Morlmi, yor go on ),ou! way againlhmugh rhe for€st. Tm to 5oo.

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JNito hed you say tlEt 61ls me with mwed hope,'vdftchten declc (Ad.l 1 LUd point.) 'Th€E jr sdefting elF I n6t yet do, so lor now M pa$r mrstpdi, but l@k lor ne a8ain [onomw ni8ht at llEhouse oi Doktor KaOn the sdrgeo4 in Mam. We mdgo about ou work d ou mdie6 do, dder cover ddalloess, but at otr dt retina I slull fleal anco!€min8 os mutual qudl As a siAn of my faidl inyou I Siv€ you tlris,'the VdpiEHmter says,lEndin8you hb Flintlo& Pbtol ad a leatid Fouch conbiningsix bmd Snver Bu]lels. Add theF iteG to yowAdwtun Shod, a\N9witlr t\e codeod N.nr.L (ltyou wdt to find out more about hoq to ue ti.Ilintlo.k Pistol, you may hm io paEgraph 4oo at ditims making a rcte of dp peaSrath you are on at tlEtihe tusr) 'until tono'ow

^iehr,' vd Richten F s

by way of f3rewell, ed the he is gom. You spdd L\eEt or tlp night in titful slep wha you wal. in r.\enomnS !o a dull SEy mistydawi! you Ft od wid\ourfudEr delat Tm to 25o.

330Wfth wnimying shrielc of te@r, the hors a6oprto leap the 8ap in th€ broke bridgp. But they aEfati8led after tlen Eddc dEse tlwugh the Io6LThei! hooles.latte. agaiGt the opport€ edge oI thebridg€ ttut ca@t find purchde, md lulled dom btfie weight of the @ad b€hjnd then, the hoFPlhge after it inro the gap'ng .lEm You dd Katyafollow, pllrlMeting !o you deaths m th€ jagBedtucks lar bdtr You advenh@ dd5 hft.

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33r'r fhat do you 6ink yd aF doing?' screds dE first,as you off€r the brde Lhe s ver objed. Thm, tifi asnarl, she l€aps at you, biting your Mist md mkingyou drcp your proljeEd Aft. bse 2 sreNA pointsad 1 srrlpointand hrrn b jo5.

342'so, ah I ord?' you ask the wzsed !:rewonm.'Have you nd me ofrhe Nrse ol the weieor?/B€foreGrddrnothd lova cd Nw€., a cl'ling hwl cutsrhrou8h tne ni8hh it .de iron oulside the cotage.'Spirils p6ed€ 6|,she Basps, clulching the necuaceol ch.m ftmd her throat. They'E backl' Ulrichhui€s io ddbl€{he( that the iM-boud oal doo.

'Ihe htul is joired by oOE! hpine voi.es, .omlngIrom aI mDnd dE mtiage. Ihe wolves haveCrmdmoiher Zekda's cottaA€ sllftmded. T11eE is

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a sud.len, drd totaUy uexF.r€d lap .t the d6r,wriih ruk€s the old wom st rr dd Llrich tirhr.hhis g.ip o the de. And thd cm6 |n€ voie lh.i youwill nev* ioryet 6 lm8 6 yd live 'Utile pi$, Iittle

'Begone, ni8lt ft.tuft|' Grmdmlh€r Zlov,s@tr. Id. m6mdt dr€ only $Dd i! the snutlintof @tu6pmwrinAtheFrirpt rof O!@ttaBe Tierelalive peae b violddy bstm by hEoE tut5

'lrt re i+you wFtclEd yin€!'rh€ n levolot- y.lrefiftd-nua-dinevoicff rinu6'MybDthe6rndIwishtodirow fiyd.And yd won't kt E in,I llhu( dd I'n Ptrtrmd I'nbPal ny w.y in/ Th€ lllleam's s{rPfl of .aa€ s !o tsNlom inro dundifily hql. The wor pad tat up th. .ry aiddep i6ide

'rq emerhinS shiN !o Nwer deir

6ll. Roll h{o die md 'f

the loral reUcd is ls trd, or

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!33B€ror. you kroe what's toing on, a larE€ flar store inthecenft of thecavefl@r qhichyouhadn'tnoti@db.IoE - flips back like a llapcler dd a huge, radnidrith tilthy, nati€d brcm nr kaps out of tie hole adlrabs holtl oI you w'th po@rtul linbr. BeIoF you6n fighr you way fte, the timr spi.l{ Fatdd!@r skin with th€ tips of ils vmonM lMBr 0N 2r^MrNA points). and 6En yd rE lre, sord draM,

GLANTTRAPDOORSPIDER sK!17 rdN 3U you slay the spid€r, yd l6k lor a way out (tuh t)

t34whkh oI tlle lollmg b@ls fom V@tic'libErylould you like ro sFnd sne bme ovs?

nnFd ofttE Ho@ ofwdffl2 TmtoJ4st+d,thtryt Tlp Cu6e of El'vsaLriP Tllmbt1'CryddbFotk-hreofLap@k? Tlntord

335s.rpene the SEI€wond li6 d@d .r you feet, he.teprilid blo.<t saking irlo the packed erln of tne3@r (Re8aln r LUcx Fint 60r prevailing in such aduU€nginB iight d.l add the cod€word lterrt to yourtdunirls Sr.d ) You ar€ crtain that one of the circuo

folk mst have heald you sEaggling with L\e snar:womd so, what€ve. you d4ide io do rext, you nuract quickly. WiI you leve dle tent and 4ee tl'.Camivale imedialeLy (tuh !o 29), o! do you wad .Farch rhe tent tust (tm to {@)

337You spdd the Est of dr night Dndd tte staB ddome tLe mming, by da-n 3 wm light, yo! d6ddtrcm Lhe tuIing mooE t6 tlE waley-lyinB setn€mtsrD the €a3t. As you do so you cahh siSht of a nock ofbLrckbirds cidr8 in th€ sky ove. a spot s@ nalf anile away to tlE nsth. Sach benaviou sutgBts Orebnds nave fNd $rething m d6 wild pl4e. Do you*dt to bre a .liveFon norfi/ to Fe whar you nightt romd rfieE (hm ro 243), oi w l you mtjnDe eat,rE& b the road (hm bo 6r)?

367IrF WeEwa$ di6 on the end of you sword wifi aSrEly m(h. You l€ap dom lrom you hoF 1oxa9a's aid - but you ft l,oo labe, The w@hht€r'sopponot li6 dead in th€ dirt, Katya oI th€ Crimoncoar ryin8 rext to ib stinlin8 @ Blood pD66om ldible la€htiotu .ll ov€r hd body and as h€i€yelids nid<er open you already tnow that she is nottoing sflive hd wMds. '1 lne I'm mt mu.hbn8d fo! dtis world,'sne sCuttas, gdglin8 d h€rownblood,'butdo t let my d€ath be in vain. Thpp i!a ituidioE sil Doted in this llace, one fiat nm?€ad irs nalicioE trlfluetre thrcugnout aILupravn. Root it out, put a md to it - 6R Lupraviafon 0P cu* ol *E llbr€'And 6en srE E g@e.B.rop you @ntinue wifi yoq qu6i alore, yd naytdre Katya's crc$bs, rI you wish. She ale shll hasit s verdpp€rl quarels !o u* with t Having c6rq a bnel ?hyd for KatFt d€paned soul, rorhatevd Sodsmight stillelisrening [o m€ as taind6 yous€U, you ate! Cstle wuuh T1n lo 5to.

fu wnd pnest jmps up i6n his sal 'BeBoEftatue of ev l'h. €r.laift, n6hing ba.t to the alEad takin. !o *!e silwer cs m€ mor€! 'So that thow yN .ouid domimt€ the shd.k. You ad the deddog e kindred spinhr H€ spits th€ worib out 6 itthey m poiM. 'B€g@, md nder ddtm my ddagainl' lMth tlEr he thtuts tlP fts at yd, whi.tshns b glN w'th holy li8ht. Ydu fe€lits Pdd

-Fu would a reked flajm agajnst you skia it bll6and you f€el Ep€led by rt! You cmot bea. to strth€re any longer Civingao'e to you oM llNla8ony you

'U from $e dDp€l np pn6/s brishi

ore has rako a DhEical toU on vou as well. Los tsr MrN points dd r rucr point, adding r to }!

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333AnhoWI you .oMio6 mind lels you th€re isroilu8 to l€d, dd that only you d Ee€ theDaughtd lrm tneir itireld !€di.ment, as theysrlnud you with their spilaling dd€ you $F6Mi@s ftafu dut sometlring is de.ply ,rcng.he wmings 6f ytu subcotrcious mtnd aE iodsjron8 to Esist ad you ushatie you. swo.4 d€epbelM th€ suface of 0F pool. You lash out at tlEnysterious maid€s, who bpak ofi then sirging mdstuiek like barch4s, dartin8 away mto the smddkar deptls of the p@l As aMrnes Fbru youEali* tiai }!ur lugs are buming, despelabe fo! youio ta&e a bEarh of lresh aii lEtinctively you lick out,in d efion ro each the surlace, as a cold, scaly h$ddops alud you antle You loot doM 6d &onthe sreo Bl@n of the depthles p@l a houifi. visageri*.It appedeto be smj humdoid md fendlemdy.t at the sne time it mjnds yo! oI a siniste!,$aggletooth€dwat€.dwener The wonm'sblrgin&8la$y ey€s ft e]@ oI a tro* whne lE gaping mawi5 nUed wfth ftdl€+ha+ pike's tetl|' You luv€ c6mebcetcface trith the he elddtal powe. of dreDoMing PooL lrr wabeFw'id. with you sworddEdy lie of it scabbdd you fighl to free you*Utom tie fish-wommt .lutds.

U td dereai you opponmt in fryer Aitack Romdtlhm you cllmt s(LL roF, tum to 34?. ll not, youlin .LoM !e6oE tru cd aa esale the .old6$ra.e olth€ ?Edabory watd w'Yd.

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,39Umw@ thar you .e dotng it you lind you$eltFowlina back at rh€ cE.he, Alrhe8h you shodyourU, y@ shdt the <lhohi. dog dd hoF, ItEb.at ows tEfo€ you, ralishg $at it ha @rf@rcfa@ sidr a @rtuE hm r€rible rhe iE ltS€izina the initiativ€ yd .kfte dp heFhourd wiliYou sod befoF rt d Egain ib lmp6@. Nwtm to wh€E you will 6Bht $e @€l 6ire butb€IoE doing e }!u hay rEdue its 3eu $oE by IPoirt dd itl sraMrNA by 2 poinLt.

390And *'a at tdt yd fin.t yourElf at the g.€of Cisde l4tltoL d6hl hone of tlre lord! .aLupftvir Yu heiahtaed 6inal ffi a sddE Rk ot dE h,cc .bout rh€ plrc, md yd Eali*dDl you ha@ loMd th€ Lir of tn€ lydihbp€ yahav€ bq hstinF, €v€r situ. the Blact WoU inled€d

t9/'ter fd m aganr toht'@ rsh at thc h.@ dDokror Kiei,' @ Ve RichFn's words !o yd, .rdnow $at yd haw€ E d€d Mau, y@ hav€ itroPPo uity to s*r wuh rhe vdpiF Hdrer acdMd 6nd our more .bo!r the clanderin€ q'ai L

ke of in nushed whjlp€s at you laet neeting. Dou wor to l@k Io. the how ol this DotLor (alka,ilh the inidEm of nelirg with Vd Ri.hh .gain

lD au), oa ilyou (@idd yM Mm.tdr.ljlgbe of dE uEl6r impq6ne, do yo! wdt to p.sthMgh Mah and stine ydn w.r (tuF to

.hb€rinA ovd a lfte, )@u b€gir to cs thea6i€ fiat th€ raln-sdds Dislw h6 brche,

ugh dE nearA nJr! .nd uder a oveEdt rtyt spEads iE pall ac! the bam tandsole liledu5ry llude of njgnl ibeu, you ind it hErd to

d;shnr sh.G d the otnd si.te oI the 6eld.soing is hard, th€ thkt nd sutir|a al y@

ts, You e halfway a@ eha yd IEr a 8tuf

e !o s a nmEoue bovi@ (EhE g.uoPings the field tow.ds you, dplffhr8 thDugn tre

!d,lou woul.t lave e.i.t lt was a cow, weF it tutr the brd.hin& 6rbrlt. hoN, claw-split how6

sva8e tuks pmtrudl^g hh betF@ ulceratEdBut whnl.vd it i!, y@ tuve b fight n.

tin& ed thc cbntjnS ol d im b€ll and tln h

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yd 6ght rhe @.4.rtE yd 6rd rhc suddnSud htrFF tN @vmtr Unles

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i.ft.rng s?@al ability o! Lr,erufll VtgNL yo!Br Edue yN ArEcr SMerh by 1?oinr f\.r rhe

.tion of thrs batd.. Ii you win, tum to 4!.

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393I8or's s(ond blow uibaLfts you dd y@ toppLba&wads iioh the stais [o land in d ll@Mi@h€ap at tLe bottom. Lo* d additiqEl 2 sraMM

lpon tlE niniahrE porkait of a stdlin& platinuhaired yoms wo'lra It is so realisEc you hav€a.lmift tie skill ol the artist wlE painted n Ir lad,@ble io t€ar your €y6 auay lrch the hautugbeaxty pofta'€d dEre, you begin !o fe€l as if tL

t94?oppinE opd dE lo&t ,ou tu.l youFu gu

wona is l@[in6 bacl at yd. (Add r to you aL

sp€ckal a$Jrams for long @ough. T@tht iheygoing [o fight back ad lay their dmos !o 6t

l4hen aU e ready Kwad ldds the bEv€ SaiSoivtowards the suthm dg€ oi th€ vjIaSE. Ag

396hto the water that has coU<bed in a stone bo-ltulside a shi^Blerlad bu ding witn a rruhed gold6im dohe fo! a mof, The p{ple nut!€r !o rhen-slve dd hate cuios g6tuE with their h6ds asrhey do m. Som. evd splash thhselwes uth therater soon it i! yd who b p.sing the bowl. As youdo s, do yd wdt ro mimi. the vil.gds by dippingthe tip of you sword h ure wate. (tDm to 4o7), bydashing $n€ of dle wal€r d yoff lac (llmto 43r,or wiu tbu do ne rd md simply folow the othdout of or rinage (hm to t97)?

796A loud cncl IrDn abore you slus you on alory tl€tllrel dd tha, ufi a rha4 mp, a rccky rpeahFak fte of th€ tum€l ceilng, The hearT stalactitedFps d the n@trou spider wom squezes he.-sllhddeth. Th€ stmspedcrush6 0Emrrler'sdis'orted sklll? k n8 it istandy (ReSain 1 ludpoint.) Ii yd wht [o €hm ho the @ve bo sfth thechdbd, hm to 364. rnot, t6 io 12,

scoE $d mke a not€ of the codqoI(l M1crtu ^yov Ad@twe Shed ) VMeNe4 yd nd the lo.kt

oui thrcugh the adled window and M lrom ti.

395As dwL fals. you l€re the im wfth KdadFtum!otheviUagesquft,whe€agtuuporv a86has gathft4 Ihey d .med widr deryding 60rbow dd aftws to ffi and shon swordi, evdpit.hfo*6 - d'rning rh€y.ould lay th€n htuds @The people oI Shtgbiva hav€ t€m bel@*d by dEi

hut€E lite our of dE sqltr they dip their wdp6

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t?Ron orc <trc. U yd mI : 4 the ch inB, Bnctrto!.h oI the Vampiress wrafth has a-lso drained ts&tl poirl INh you. r you lol a 5 or 6, yo! h rlortlebely,woid€d this etra .tam.g€. Th lo 373.

r93'Th@ who eould dN chnrrdSe vm Ri.htaVaDpire Hunt€r €xtrdoldinaiE tud.hahpion of LLlight, will neet th.ir md in right€.$ batde. So do Idrc!' As is e ot|m the way, @ld she€l will *tt!.your dieSRMt wfth oE pdddd vmpiF tlunid

Casrle, you will ontinue bo supp6 rho populae ofLuprivia b6.afi the yoke ol oppEs6ion, as mon*oc 6 tie lat. Your advslue s ovei

To u* you Flintlock Pisrol agaicr an oPPomtt fore mtagin8 in @vqhonr ombat you ri6thave lo wort out whethq ]ou have lhe initiative bo

r Ir yod oppddt hs a luglq snLL scor dran you/dEy d Loo qui& io! you ad you c.mot $e yourpistol in tim€. cmdud th€ batde ar nodal. If you;rLL ko6 e tlt. se you @ abte to Aet ofl orcshot. Ifyou! snLL scoF b geater go to 2.

2 Subkacr you opponmt's s('Lr eoE frem yoursLL sE- Ihis G hN mey shots yN hav€ timcto hre befop your oPPmont is on yoq as long dyou hav€ flough burl€ls.

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Ij you hiuhph in you shltgle agaist the vampiE

399Cout Varola.'s v@ @ry* E{ikn6, as yNsbn.t dEE panbng to.bEath, youhuma awaM6raPidly being blcn over by rhe iclal istincts no$conhonmg you. chn8ed bodl. The co.p* spfGand lalls linp again, as cnokin8 bla.k nor€ b€BiG bpou out ot the Alch-Lycdthrope's sla& naw nEsnoke takcs on the fom of a sava8€ woli{reatrE€y6 8l@in8 red. The ituub6lzrrial ddoni. fomrushes into your own Saph8 mou$. Ihe lasl thoughtihat pa$es lhough your ba€ly di5$lvha coMioEn6isurEalt tid rhat rhe d60n hd foud a ne*.st on8er hct, O,ough which to haintain ih crudgrisP on thi6 .used ldd. A3 OE new lord ol Wulfen

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I. lor ea.h shot tlsl yolr S^tl. If you e su.cesstulyou womrl yof oPPonet, go to 4. If you fa4 yod

4. RoI one di.e ryoutul]a5,gobT.Ifyourollr-5,

5. Conventi@al bullet! wi]l canF 2 srlMN! pointsof dmage. Silver Bullets will cause WePcEatursI srM! pomb of daruge and all ofie. opponhts 2 srlMIN{ points. Howwe., Silve. Bullebwill also rjur Undead and DemoN.

6 If you sh]l have moF shots io fire (and you wantto) go to I It not you nust engage your opponentnhand tchddconbat

7 You have made a kill shot You opponent is deadlConhnu€ as you would iI you won rhe batlle hdd-

Now rellm to where you havejust .ome from.

40rAmong all the oihers, you find @e siTll OEt bls oldE Me of one Saint Crucius. In @turi6 past hecdried out his holy work thrcughout the prcvnces ofN{auistatia, putring nght countle$ Mongs rdbmisnbg the seNants oI Evil the scrcll claiN thaisu.h was nis nghreous innuence that calling upon hFnane/ 4en to this dat cd physi.ally han corupt

Your pedsl of dr ar.hive is hteldpted by a tuioamunchhg smd dd Buddeiny de boolca* .olapses mder the weight of th. .ieatws feasting on the

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U you krl the iroo(woms, ye re able to lcave thedcn,ve thrcugh the oth€r d6r Tnm t 33.

40!Close by ls the snal<ewomdt age, the baded gatehm8in8 open. SmMe }[s bem carele$ Inside the.age you ft s!+rL€d to rhd, anong ile noulderingsnaw, a bmdle of oilskins. Unwrappng rt you de& en m@ surprised to find a gleaming Snver Da8ge!nth a ru@shaip edge. mEt aould a lreakhNbuFint be doing with such a finely claft€d item?

II you wmt ro rake rhe silve. Da88en add ft to yourEquipneni List. You nay also use the dagBe! in.onbai if you wjsh but b{as it is not 6 1on8 Njtur swont/ nor balanced jn the sde wat iJ yor dos you nut liSht with you Atta.! strcngth eduedbt r point Howevd, jnjuid you o6e dy @ahftkidr t\e word'Wft'h ik nd€ wil suffer incftaseddam8e (r srM^ pohts ratrer tim the usual 2) asdrc pE m€r.lls inimi.al to then {:Ned ktnd. IlreSilver Daggcr wil al$ ham Urdead .reatures but rndns .ase wilt on]y.aEe fte usul 2 STAMNA ponrs of

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TheF F notnjnS else umg the snatewdd'sposesioro thal $ oI inteEst {o you so you leave dEtent. wiU you also leave tle Camivaie at dis jmtuF(tum io 29)/ or wix you exproE tuJther (hm to 231)?

403Withnublnghmestyyou ftrate you oM retchedstory to veFtitr who list4 widr gbwhg inteNFWlen you hav€ 6nlsh€4 it is the s.holals tu ts)speL udhi! €spdp su+nses yoD.'l @ h+ }!aand I wdt ro h+ you, evd riough I @ot help nyown son,' he says eamldy, rlatchn\C the WoU wecbehhd tr.e ed as he nitht a pet huting do8, Y@l@l< at the wolt-wft a8ain qrh nry eyes. ca tnilt dfotud qeature Eally be 0E hm's sm? 'CoEwilh he ad I wil explah werythhg,'v@tics sat6,as if €ading you! md, and leds you inslde hbhoGe.'I have made tie study oI Ly.advoly ny lle swork' Veleiicus explais as he ushds you inlo hirdturEive private [brary'alon8 with thatol tle n]+lEdd legmds ol lupravia, ln d attm?t l,o find a @

fo. this bedil,le afiliction The malEgany?mnedDon is iil€d with books, 'I have lemed much, butequalt I have b€gu !o hlise how much mor $eEE yet tro diftvd about this naliSn mdition Forone thing, the most omm strain oI th€ dis@F inqishen.q h Lupnvia .mor be c!ftd by the usulnetus: eatin8 spnas of Poimoa beladoma ddi.nlik€. But then I susp€ct you have i(Md d\at nu.hout fo. yousu alEad).' You nod, .oniiming therholai's assumphon. The eo of you Ord get bolalking aboutyour M eiperiflcs of tie diea6e mdh€ lells you rhe $rry ble of how his son cme [o be

'He was thirle€n ttars old I had sot him out inio or€forert l,o colet boadslools and othe! firgi fo. ne tochloSue but h€ wht much deepe. into thehearrw@& thm I had dticipated md war stil dt.ft{ ddk He wa on his way hone wnen he wd.itacked. I hd.l set out [o look lor hin, wnen ne didnot €tum at smel ed h€rd his cries, along withrhe savagE sndb of a woll I drov€ the Gatre oljwith omplrud of silver nihate md .adied Lhe boyhohe. I clemed ed dresed his wosds with aI Llrc(ft a Iaiier mnrd gile hls .r\ild but, alftough heappeded to Rove. hom oE attack, dt the nex! tullnom fie lndr was aeal€d to me whd he traefomed in[o the @ae you s* hft for yoffilf. Heis neithq m€ ihing M the otier trapp€d h dIG Wolfw@ Iom I have been see.ning for a dre de!

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"le. yea6,' ure s.hold pplie!, a sorcwtul ituawa)look in Ns eycs 'Bnt t\is is Nt help'ng you TheE isa. eti\ir I .a pppm for you, but i w take a littlewhile. Whih you m lvaiting, wh_r,.lon1you avanyorFu of L\e iifomabon contained $it\h n!library? Knoltedge N powe! alter all.

Vctuticus bu{les out oI the oom to prepatu hn eLu.leavingyou r.yourowrdevices nrewealthof *now.lcdg. st..ed in this roon js ple omendl hd wouldrival that of some temp/es oI Hmas*is. Prrusing L\psPincs of Lhe books on th€ shehcs *vcral alhact youattcnhon ir !:rtictdtu Ilyouhave w.ihm doM rhec.deword ,4m*4 lrn hd 134 If yon haye wlitrendoM the codeword Drordot tlm to r71. If you hareboih of the .odewods ft.orded, M to r57. Ij younenher, rvhich of ftc followirg tom6 would you lke

Ly&rthtup!. Irt cu caJth.wrtdDof Tumhtr311Cry,"t\Folk trtuaJLrprdrinl Tm tu ror

401'Is drrt right?' the p.iest *ys, his rone aLnosi challe.g'ng. 'But what ldnd of warior would w lngllbrave ilre perils of ldoor ad ihen pFva / Hereaches out a hhd towards you and closes lls eyes, asrr tryhg to seIR fte aua of power arcud you. Inepnest's etdbiows *nit in consiemaiion. 'l sme sonething of Op darhes abour you,' ne says. ls it lroncoaonhA widr &e evil ones yod l8ht a8aist, o! t irsonrming eLe?'RoU hvo.li€. ll fie bral rol.d is lcs

man your @ NCF score/cquaL ro or greater thm

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405You ind yoreu in a wcb'draped passag€say. Youcmot hope to pmed vil\out brakinA mdny ofthen sdcky sha&. Ihe hugc w€bs dr nome to amultihrde of blood-pd spideB, each no biAAer drd anm's 6si. Ihe a.aduids irnEdiately nome in onloq d.aM io ile heaiofyourlodyin ihe cold.avc.As you fighi your way thrcugh the lEgirgs webs,L\e spdds sarm aU over you, salong out bN neshinio whrch they 6 srnl tho! bloodsuck\g rmgs.Tlre .ampinc sliders de too snall to nghr wrrh yourweapon. All y@ .d do c hury thrcugh the web-sbhg pdsaS.wat dsperately tryjng to brush thenrion you dd dlsh thei bl@d blGte,l bodFsbeneath you hNls Roi one dice ad add 1: this is therotal nffibd of sraMrNA poinh ye have to lo*. (llhve or horc spidcrs bitc you, add I polnt !o yourcNc. scor as weu.) If you saivc ddr vdPiricen.oubi you hnd yorelf at anodrcr juctim 1n dt.laustrophobic spidft hmals. Will you now folow;

fto sialagmite filed hlmen Tlm to 442lhe hqel coveFd widr Er€s algae? Tlm to r42A tunnel wiih its walls Ning wiih

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rurn !o 336. ll L\e Loial isyour cHANcE score, turn

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+06he passageway leads to m opd dciway whi.h, intum/ lead! hio a chml htue. Hulfu skuls f lrcpupon row of ni.h6 ir fie walh, whne skeletal angelsofdeth ga doM froh chiseled rcofboses. Several6ised stone slabs in tie cohe of the chamb€r bd thedecomposing bodi6 oI blactJobed monts But $ereis one or dE living anong the dqd. With a c@koachhss, a nonkn*s, iuming lion tlE corpse ovd wtuchitqahuched ed lhat you 6 Fe nN see that itwG atingl Ihe nonL's hary c@L falls bact l,o r€v€ala head nishapen bysaege, b€erlelike mddiblG andSrot€squely bulEinS.ompound ny's eys Appaledby OF honilic appealace oI $e abominanon yousrft aghasr as hdo extra pairs ol bla.l, chitin-adouE.l leSs blold lrm bs€ath th€ nutal,ednhk s hahit. Jaws dd lihbs clc!.ing Fpllsively, tlrnybrid scanpeE towards you, doshg h lor fie rnr

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r you nmge to slay thi! gtuhesque abomination7 youn€ ihe morbid chamel hos. Y@ nind awhirl vx!qu€stions drt yd wmdd ify@ would dare io IqMthe aN€rs to, you go ba& dre ray you came along

1.'You plhg€ dE blade ol your wepon in[o tle icywater but are uawaF ol ay effect it ni8ht have hadWi you n@ splash some oI lhe waber on your face(hh to $7) or wiu tru just lollow Kotrad 6d theothd willageF (tuh ro 497)?

406A sholt coridor r€ad6 off Eom 6e sraice d &Glevel dding at a naftw w@dd door whi.h be6he ihage of a chrli€ Opmhg tl€ doo. yd fhdyourFu iside a lai8c, iorrn-lt .nap€I. A pilrrtdlave lead. up io a dodldrap€d alta. 6 wndr sl dsa golden.ndi.e set widr glittering pFooE ston6The fliclering l]afus of rushliglb End troD anuber orexquisitely painted stainedCas windowsThe most mgniEcenr of tPse js *r in m al@vede€s abov€ 0E altar md shows a knielt r fu!amou lqeeling in penane belore a wnilercbedprnq6t. The laight hoLls hs sword our belor hin likea @$. The dapel atpe6 tio be a place oi pece adyou @! w no obviou dagqr You appna.h thealtai d.l tale a look a! 0E contenls ol the chaliei itaPpeaE to @ntain nothing nore tha walei ydwant to drid< nom the chalice, tum to 424, If not ydnust leave the .halel nd scend, or demd, thestaucse to &othd part of oE iowd (tum to 7).

4d9Ard then, wid\ a hol€rhg .ry the cz€d l]rfl barg6past you dd out inlo the niBht. BefoE you cm foloBhim Ulrich is sudderny Oltr b8i& yoq slmingthe door to tlp conag€ shut again md bolring ftF.rcly Edn the iside. You both imdiately Myotr atterti@ to rrle old woma 1yr8 morionles onthe flooi ftsr yolr lrk If ]ou d lucl, hn h] 239lf you ae UrrudT hm to 32

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You naEwly avoid hUug rio ore of the may wolf-haps tlut ri.ldle th6e woods bui 6 yd shn bo frakeyou way back to join tne nain palty agaa you con€raetojace with oe oI the hunb.rs' dogs. nE wor-hou<l is d biB as the wolv6 ft has been bEd ro hutand its .mh€ s.ms iells it that th@ is sonething olihe woli abodt you. sndlin& it bffi it5 beeth ddleapr at yoa rady to te.r out you thruL II you haved,e Cllofthe wild 6pe.iat abiJit! you.e abLe to terifythe .log $ muctr dDt it m yelphg ba& to its naste.,iB tan betueo irs legs (tud to r51) If not you d

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If you h[ the do& you N able to ehh to dE s.felyor ihe rest ot the huting partt ar they aE pepdin8[o renh !o VatS€n \oI beIG m@dF (tum to r5r).

4!You plmge you sword into |ne rcgae s ch6i, dghtup to the hilt. IrE HighwaFd's head lers dt a slunldath{y, it6 eF roling up inio ils head Pullin8you sword ji*, you staggd ba.t lrsn th€ rider asln€ hose snorb dd stanps the Brchd with itsglowinA n6y6. But tie hol6m's waiLhg cry doesnot stop but hlrc into a gbte.que guSring c.Keon.e mort. His dead €y€s fix dn you again md youIftl OE blood in youwdft hm ho ie-{a[er.'Oh dear,wlEi a slme,' he sats with mo& pgPt, 1t wonldappan dut I m already dead, and you {]amot ljllftat which is not alive!' (Lce 1 LUd point.) 'I wourd

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su8g6r you ru. m SiE you a lPad stt4' ttuHi8hwayttu LuglE. !.lidDut a Eo'rEt . h6itrtidvd sDtrt tor rhe eJetv oI rhe iN. Y@ hed ti.ind6h hoe's h@'s ;n the rud bdud yon aeairbut th€nyou @ ar tl€ d@. to the slontsbdltoa.hhtim ed euddenly both ndd dd sle€d aF gone, likmht d dE ni!ht+Il@. Th€ .cno of nei&.rlnughu ting€E hr a rcn6r &d lna thar r@ ir

ItMau id not. laBe plae $d it d@ not tale you lontto find whar you de l@king foi Down a mrrcw sideshpet otr th€ vilage sqljd is a sto^. building bedinta b.a$ plaqu€, o^ whi.h h4 ben €khed 'DokttrK.lta - 5urg6n'- ttavin8 tndt€d at lh€ dd, youhr€ !o wair $ ldg tlEt you N .bout io tu awaywhen rt 3udd6ly op6s a @d. Yd 6nd yolNlfI@ting <lo,n .t trE bgp€<tacled md heavily lnedtae oi a stoop€d ord m His prre h bald, ehat litdehair he hs l€ft white, wbpy and wUd avhtt do youwdt?' he adk in a 8ru4 @udgeorJy Lotu 'lfyou've at yo6er with that swod oi yo6, I'n notint€6!ed,' D€inE (*tuI io lep you voice do4yd hun4 tlBt yd hiv€ 6h. tio met hrh vMRi.hter At mti@ of lh€ VdpiE Huntq's tt4.,th€sur8€d'sey6llmws6pici$ly Gthardghr?h€.ha.Uhg€s, 'But how do I Intr ii you N Edy.6idd d sihply m aSst oI Old Ni8ht? tlu realyhave anm8ed to n@t with such . md, at this plaedd lhb hou, tel ne, wtuch Od.r wa he a mb€rdf' If you thint Fu 160, the ftrer ho Doltor

4tT1t4Kifka's qq6rid, @ve.t dE woftts you e ldkinglor into a nuber ainB the.od€ A=r, B=, C=l . . .2=26, iohllirc the in&vidMr tuibeE oI the letuE,and ola tuh !o tie paftgraph whi.h i! th€ sme as0latiotal, the paragraph you hm Lo hdkes no selg,6r ifyou hav€ no d€a what OE as@ i6, rothing youca sy witl pcEud€ rh old md or you SoodinEnbm ad s you lfl€ no chotc oth.r lhfl topas m limEh M,s wirtnt reting 6te VamPiFHut€r atain (tum lo t5o)-

Walking drcugh the v rage, seDt the ehbi4lactsd expFsioG ot its populae, your homualGadvmtuE's nat'e wish6 theE w6 en€rhi^8 you.odd rto b hele. But what is th€ erobld? Yd ds a bkLqirir worring al his i".g. dd

" f"i."rdoiry his oun<L' Do yd @t to lalk lo the black-mifi (lrm to 46), the pri6t (tuh to rr), or wdndyou rader pca on .rd law€ Mam (hh bo !5o)?

414Taking a dep breath yod sllmerg€.g6in dd simb4k dom !o rh€ t!@uGkM d@ttu EqEathtou, NEd by dr pdri.ic *.l*w€.d, m dprr€bbl tmiM ol rhr wah.Fbrd s PwiNvi.tim Chmjng up the silty H of tne P@l y@ewer sh.t you d. Rolr {m die md add 6, Ilu isihe robr ndba of Gold Piees yoD ss.te ro con(tYour lmgs a.hin& you Ed$ dEt it i5 ljme lo relMlo dE $rfa... lbt you !r.t. II you d L(ky, tum to{99-ffyoudUr u.lry, hr !o43r.

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a15Chbbdin8 ovd rl€ s?a of brcta sl,l,gaite,, younere ftom the .ave tunel lnto a widd 6vem, thesi8hr;I which tals you brlth away. stalactik andstala8nitee fome<t ovd tho@ds of yea 6.ll tlE@ve Ure a lo€r In prr6 lh€y evm join to rorndh&n ollll]E of Alislaning slme Th€ miroal<lep6ite in ltE ut [oFatiN lEve @lqrEdN.hdt hrPt|lEa ny.i.d ol olos, filn.lpp€ryg:@ .nd acid yenow, thFu8l bFnzy @ge ddbudt uhers, to wemillion,4ihson dd black. IhecaE €ven shdes or crm rd Puryle, and !o thint that,until nop, such beauty hd ben hiddq in tatalddkr6s, As you saze in wonde!.1 lhe lo6toI stm,at the Fiph€ry ol Fu vlion you SlinP* novehmt, Th€E ftov€ you, Fthed berwd nahlallin6rd. butrte5 md 3pi6, is a giSdtic s?iderwilh a bulbos black Hy dd lm& tPindy legsH.td by rhe ralm at the end of its le86 b a trmly s?uweb. You E rift what th€ spide! inldrts to do wh6,with a 0ick oI ils k, the daclhid Fle,s its silt

^et?tsryd!,St/1. yotrecec4youevadeoETmglewebSpider's llap md draw your sword, Fady to deI€ndyou*[. you lan, you becone smild by lh€rBilifft w€b-net. In ihe battle rjo com€ rt will tat€ youwo Aita& Ilourts lo tut youFll 6e fion {pspidq's .6r w€b, duinA whicn 6m€ you will not beable to DiN dE Togls€b, Jlnd8n the s?ider wiu

at6you way a(c the ..v€m ot wondd ad cnoce a

The n@w tPisting tusd? Tuhtor4The h€awily cobwebbed pdeg€war? Tu !o 9lhe wide cleft in dE F.t with a

obvioE*dofbluedFral? Thro7o

|rDSomething h the tone ol the M's loie 5?ea:k io thePriqul @t!F oEt is dw.ldhg wirnin you, Unableto qlop ylMelf, an t beroE Urri.fi or *E okt woMnRalise what ],ou ae doint, r if in a rldc you wal&over lo ur dFshold, dr4w bacl fie bolts, and nhgopq lhe d(n. Standing in oE doMay is a wild-looLinA nm drs€d b ody a shm dd lm brirh6HLe bla.Iq rruled hair hags doM Nund l|jsrhoddGlik€ ahe Behind him yd k oE wolv6odinE in th€ nM rtht. The m 6rcs }ou with api€r.ins Ed€y€d strF dd a hu8ry Mne 3pF.dr.cmss his bl@rlslrired lips, revealing prctrudin8(ai ine t€eth Thm yd c.kn si8lt or tle shnp wheelhe mai left h6d shodd be. Ihe sho.r oI E.liebdlnaps you out of you hdelite slat€ md yo! J6tbtug€ !o &aw yod sord bdoF |IE luahc lsps.i you, EyinA io d.w y@ widl dp .lit€|lfured,dm-Ure Gng€|nils ol hj5 ldainhg nght hard

LTJ\IATIC

Ar you liBhr the crazed llebc on dE tlueshold to theoitaS€, neither Ulrich rcr dE old womm cd do

-ything to help, so you have ro lace the madnan

TANGLIWEB SPIDER

U you hanage bo kil lne web{piMe. yd ontirue

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al@e. AJie. tlR atia.l Rtuds, or if tbu rdu€ themadr@'s srNNA to 6 or le$, whi.h€vd cod6

41?lustloraF.md just dE bnef€st nmqt tlEwoffiside BeLs the bettd oI you lou only Etain contolol you body aBain one lhe *hold is lyDC dead atyou IeeL wnathav€,udme?Ardwhai is b(onintolyouT You be6in bo woldd iI it is iraihble that y@wil succmb bo the tu* oI the wegolf, (Lor 1noE LUc( FhL) IlMlinB in bortftd d8uish younee lrom tle sme oI t{u brotal dime dd do rorslop llming util you ft dep in th€ mbrae of theddk€ning fo6t aBai. Tlmio46.

4aa'I ll !e[ you what /d d,' th€ diminutive CdivaLMdt€r +l3, his voic &ipping withvm'You'Eakiled Y@ fttdeEd ore of M om md cmiwaljstie d€mds rtributim.' Yd ft draSB€d rt

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4\r42rarDthd part oI 6e hent wheE rclalinS b@ftt that6olm palt ol a loif*thrower's acl slrnds, YoushuSal€ wainly a tn.MastEr's si.tanls ffil€ youto the board. Thd someft sets it rpiming dd dEloife E ower Ete!€ np. H€ is a dead+hot and duinghis a.t d miss hir asistant by ody a nair's bmdtllTo^i8ht, hNser, he d@F6 Nt to nis Coivalejsli.e d€@6 irl You adrmhE rs d€r

419Thm I f@l that this is wh@ ou latls mEt pdtaBain'Va Fjchte ets, obviNly moyed anldisappojnled, ddsralkeofiagainhto ih€ Chr Youh€l rnatldhap. youhavedade demrof judSenmtin lerdng the VdpiE Huter dorr, 8ivin8 in lo theddker sid€ of yru pGondity, which is beoningshonSq alr the tift. (LoF 1 Lrn loint dd add 1 l,oyou (]I]Nc m.) Yd sldd th€ €st ol tL. niSht in6tnn sh€p, d.t in the gEy h* of moming m myou way again. Tffi to 25o.

+oEvmhraUy you na.l(e it to rlre min MFud ddmld 0E imyard. Two buildsgs of not€ stand hs,lhe fa4fiouse itseu dd a larEe, shinCle@G(l bu.wh@ wi! yd shelter lron th€ dMpou: 0E6mnDE (tum bo 324) or dE bm (tuh to d5)?

424Ine @Eidor od. at a door of houldding gHplanke, whi.h op& into a 5quft tum ekin8 ofdamp strings of ribm6 pldt gbwthE hang iibm the

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eiling. The floor oI the dank cnamber is co!.Ed wjhall name! ot tungi. tzrge yellw pufihalb trcwagaist brudrapped white tioadslools and bqlbo68rey nuhhons. flrere is not a squaE inch ol flodthat b not coverEd. On the oth€r side ot rhe rooi isanoorer doo. To 8€tto it you ft 8oin8 to have to.6a.mss OF.arpetof fu8i.r,_r!yd:

Ru aft$ Or .hdbd? Tum to fiacep.afttuIy ados he ldgus Mm? Tum lo$rRetuh to the lastjmction dd go tlt

otlErway? Td lo:3r

42Wrh m6 ol, 'ttarhtel Marhr€r!' rhe Hucnb.dlop6 amy up a wd night of shiF to lh€ rop or tiriowq. You lcDw n@ thar theE is enerhing sinirt€rat@t her dd $ yd w6ie no tihe h pu6cing lgcYou dire ot ot bErh in what d onty be d*rids a mad kihrisr's laboarory The s?ace at de loP dthe lower is m€d tu! of dl mmer ol anospi{6 ol equipmmt dd n(ndical otraptio6Th€c a€ spiming glob6 that d..tl€ with the stati(cha€e or the stom hging oulsid€ dd glaFclEd8auB6, dF ftrue within thm quiveling aroud *.d.ng€. lim. Ihicl budl€s o1 .oppd wiF d6endl6m fte topmost part of OF windmnl ad @{t .nthe vdious piecs of eguipmdt to a tilled betal tablcd which Esis @e of dp mGt bizaft md monstroEftings you have ever sq. Ir is ai least hau the heid.asain or a nd and alm6t as brcad acoss. It aPPeaEto be nade lrofr slabs ot dad grey fl6h @d.ly sem

toSelh.r md yet, ir plae, missing orgoic palls haveb€ Eplac€d wi0l necnanical apparalqs, AFud itsuSly head is a bad ofmetal seuEd Fith anhb{ oIutuubile bolts Srardjng next ro a bank of sreel levsi5 a tdl da w€aMg a long, orcwhfte lab-cdt, his€y6 hidden behind thick lsd goS8les. Ciw.rin8beh.ind him is rhe huchbacL 'Wel6ft, the r,1l116eyt 0E €x.iled lone of his voice su8a€sting bo ydLhal he $ totally u \in8ed. 'You d he ist in tiln€to wrh6s dE cEatim oI a rew fm oI lif€!'Th6derous onDously a@s the sl(y dd lighhing lral\esl@ud llE rop of lh€ whdmill, 6 if lDving waidlor the hGl dtua6. non6t io do e. E€toF

'oq(h do dythi^8 to stop hin, dre a,zed Fmrisrdbws a ldd i6t 6 ri8hhdng sbit€ the top of thetow€r ils.r. T6t lddl l!.1- r you m Lud., hh !ouo llyoudut u.ry, l|n tor5+

4lh d€ Pl!e@ of the ArJl LyddroF hihe|f, ydaE @bb ro @nrzh the b6st wihjn y@ dy lmt€rYou dve voie rD h agonisir8 hwt s yru bodyont@ts bor6 EslEpinS, nEl6 ud int hrrotBft Faljg r& the tuEy hi.ie oI the wolf iippinSrh@gh you skir mtil yd e no imgd h6mbut ist€ad utlerlv dimal. Cout vdolac ofds lishhtt erl, hther thd bite it, you li.r it with you!F!gh wou's longu€ payingyM lw n6lsrh@g€.'Ihatt ri8nt' he pu€ tru d mire n@, ny pet.'Torally hder Or comt's Mbor /ou will loin hjsFck sd ru with Op oOE wolv6, wha the m@nb tulL pEyinB on dE rear. You advmha E ov€i

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424You sniff tle liqlid b!tcm still6nd noding to sugg€stLhat it is dydring otlrr thd wat€r md so yoDswallw a ldg€ mouth6n. Shrtin8 in you stonadr awam pri.kling sdation lpFa.ls Omughout you.bodl, You.m fe€lit Ritalising you as it spEads iotie tips of you 6ngqs md OE very rcots of ihe haron yotr head. You have jut.LuL a llj,n oI LifeRestore you sMrNa s(LL ad rrc( rcres to theirlntlrrJ levelsl Ihe elin alo d@s sonetllhg to conbatytu steadily worseMt lyc4thrcp, reduce youGNoE scoF by 2 ponro. reling reinv8orated ddrca.ty to face dythin& you hrm lmn $e altd ddehrt wa*int .lom the aisle But @ards such drlce tlEt you have jurt Eeived come at a p.ie i! thelajr of @e of the dislo(acy ol tlE nighl'Ih€ fiEt waming you have rhat atahjng is wrcn8 iswne! a shuddedng vjbration 6lb the cha?el, whicnPuts painful p6sue on you ealdlllm. The pmes orlhe sbjne.lCas windows lattlhg behind yoq ydhm to see lhe knight's window .oming apdt at it6leaded sem - only now it shows th€ edio!, 6tand-iry over the body oI th. slain pnest, sword bloodied.You wat.-\ s the painted segmmts haldng up tl€lniEht pull h!€ oI the window dd d6Md in hont ofyou, mintahing the slape of d|e pnesfs nulderer inrhe air in ftunt of you. Ihe .omption tlEt has takar@t within the Tower of Mam has de*cnted wmrhis m.e Fctified letuge. The loigh/s gla$ swordhors paintully shdp, as the chaFlt glardian swingsi about tharentr€lrr debelnined not to lei you

I

GIASS KMGHT

It you are li8hting the knght with a ma@, whd ydwin d Arack Roud rcU ore die. IJ you olr a 6, th.entirety oi the knight's glass body sha$eE udd youblow datroyinS it in one Ie[ rwoop ]r tou winlh€ battLe you e able l,o ent the dEFl wirnoutturthd obsttu.tim Add I to yru d.N xc and

+5The pliesrs e463ion daG dd he olm nis €y6agair '1 tue only godn63 dd a h€ n6n,' hesy6, nilinS. He inhodue him*I as Codar! theSuardim of OE spring tlat wd tusr breught lorlhfron the gDmd t'y th€ bresed sint. 'And you mworthy to partale of rL holy hearing 8ilr,' he saFColla l€ads you out of tlp saming ftdn [o a spinlst@e siaruse ttEtwinds dmmto lhe €arth,leadinSyou b@th lm@i At tne boitom, in a cirulaistcnewaled danb* lit by snoldng warr {onc€tstands the wel ol Saint CruciE, Corm dnw .bucket oI dd waler iron dE weU dd d(ets eminto a gold6 chalie rhat sbnds at fts hp. 'HeF,'rreys, ofierinS you the cup, 'rlrint, ad my th€ sair/sbl€$in8s pou doh upm tou.' ReveFntly youaeept th€ .halice dd 8!rp downiE cmlenb

Ar mn d tlE riqdid €achd yd stom.h, you SripyM b€ny m agont b.€El .ren hed md ied !fteing hom yu €ya. Th€ wab.r Orat .m GoECru.ia' pell hm bd bl*ed by the eint, which

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€as6 and, as the ovflhelhint pu p6Fs, youb{one awft of afuthd fe€ring iNide you, Thewate6 oi the n.ahg wel lEve slowed Ae spmd oIlhe lycarhropic inf€ction nddhg

''u bodtr Rol

m€ die, divide by 2 (srnding 6actiom up) dnd fidadd 1; this b how my points y@ ehodd rdu.eyonr tuNc eoF by (but mat(e a nobe thar .motdsp below t. Regain 1 lucx poinr boo. cone fircsyou with a s6picioE lmk 'l have never sd dEblesed wahers allect uyme h hat way bdoF,,he eys. ff you nare the codewoftt No,/d Eirt@dM^o ytuAn?dt E She.l, trnn b t55.Ifnor, tum

42rDespi[e jrs nsgiwe size dd mtainly bulk, thenaEgot is able !o mow surprisingly quickly flE@ahe is a t?uly hdific comption oi mture HoFere4 noE hffiJying OE rts #sly MtuF is the lactuut the @atuft yd m Eghting was on€ the Abbotof the Black Mmls, nN dEged beymd all6g,nitim. That sid, it is noi t}te mct min8 oI dreisad s shouldn't @ve i@ much oI a .nalld@ [o haeonplbhed w;or $ch as ]ouselJ-MACCOT

The nagsot wil aHhpr ro bit€ you wfth irs perper@lly manhg mddibla it wou<ts you, F! one

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di@. on a rcU oi 6, ra$er thm biie you, the m.88otwilspita.idi.slim€aty@,e6int,sraMIN Poinbdmage. r you kil rhe AbboFabmjnaddt tum lo

c7T.iad,' ym sat but tlLe M's aim des not waveihi! ey$ mwins, in .e yd should Ey dy0!ne,RoI two dice. ]f the total ie l* tha or equal to you.INGE sE, tlm to q. If d\e tolal rcll€d b Iteate4

128Ophing rhe d@, you mb CasUe Wt tdCdLnsiv.liln+ R@ afis w ofb@k(* g:s urd6lh.reighr of tFlreEble dcty ton6. WiUin liis 8E.lEpc'lory ot howl€dg€, re b@k h.s b€n Aivmpnde ol plae, lying on a leFh @rued to Mbl€ .dn8on Ih€ bmt is boud F black leadE md beaFiE t a' . cnimlba."d Brnrdl@t ol DmEThe air aMd th€ took m sulirsad with a Srimnalf€,m dd tou e sw it is old€r ar this rPoIIi yd daft l,o opd this iorbiddinB b@k lo * whilaid it 6 offer yo4 tm bo 1@. Ii you would athdl€ave w€I 6ough rlm€, yd vacat€ ine lbrary ddtzre eioE! fi. door tlEr is now to you left (hh ro496), o. ih€ one diEny anEad ol yd (th to 3ro),

429Peering aFud the door janh, and pah8 no orcourside in the corrido!, you set otf tMards lh. st iBAs you c@p alon8 ih€ da.lcned coridof you pds

410another d@r which sErds sli8htly ajd, rh€ rconbey6d lit by $e sfi yelow [8ht oi a Bltteringcedl€, Pe|haps this b the rcm that dE mFterynidnight wed@ vaat€d. Gldcing rnmuBh dEop6 d@r you see e dpty Llllmde b€d, a ndcrybedsid€ labl€, on whi.h stm.b 0€ &ippina cmdleed a la$€ w@.i.n.h6t a8airot om wall Ihe @maPPe.E [o be €nPty $ win you 6h. ed ecoP Iu-iher (tm to l49) o. ein ]6u.mti.De afr wh@vs itwd who i6t left thii chmber (hm io 2:6)?

You whi|. ,way a quds or m hN wakhin8 thePuppetnastd at wdL On dE s@U staB. olnis bmrh. brave |cigh banl6 a d€pnabbwiz!4 mqHin8hj5 fiGEDN dEBo lo

'@e n bdutihrl princs

.nd fre 0E kinedoh trm n wil acltuhml It isa h_drtidal t lt that h6 ba lold a tholhd timover but yd find this parti.ular p€rfmrft dpti-ratir& alrnGt s if yd re hder a spell yd*l[This ir in pan due lo the lifalil€ qorliti6 6f th€ tinyMineit6 aid their Mtlrrlj6ti. lldds s. Youh.ve bs .!Mzd by th€ pupp€t show but yoD haveale ben BliShuy Dl1lwed by it. (Ma!e s@ ind thercd€word EF,r,s c anfid don 6yN Ad,dttr.SlEr.) Leavirg m equrlt dgrcss€d mwd srill sjoy-i^g the show, y@ nov€ on though r.\e tayre Tm

trtr

$aYou ldck out with you ret to Fhm l,o the languidltripplng sulace but go nowheE- You d le€l a vicelile grip tuohd you anlde. t oking down thrug!the muly wal€r you se oBt you loot has bccor.auBht in ore trap of a hmm nbcage lying ddg th.tahering we.ds. You kick out atm, lungs fit to bGLbut still cmot ii€e yowlJ You ths tal. yousword to o€ 3!€letal Me but th€ noF you hacl.rfie tbc8e, hMisting nd tuming in lne euPy 8Mwate., Op more yd be@e mrantjed in the P€mi_doE wat€.-wed yrclJ Ivmtually yo! can holdyou. bHth no longe. dd, involhtarily tasPing ,daii y@ suck in cEt ld8fuls oI loetid walti Thewaier-r 4Ed my not rEye.laimed you lor lts suPF!bur rhe DMing Pml h6 }on itscff aother vi(hmnoerh€ls louradlah G oYd.

432Keph8 a E!.hirl €y€ on th€ ichor<ldded wargwhft the horbls dyenk- ist in.t*- you wa.ttntugh th€ Fol l@ljng for anythinA d* of valurhat miSht be lying tuBott€n beneafi tnc surfaean4 imrtiblt you do nnd weral othd ke.s!6Tle is a Snvd Miror, d Ebm Wand, a Blmdstmandet dd a Gd€t RinB. (lf y@ ddde to take antof tn* obj&.]s, add drm ro you Ad|mttiz Shtd INow y@ a€ Eady to leave, but the abom'nttidlurlmg in this place is not pcpaEd to let you. An 0Ewhile you hawe b€en *d.hing i6 wlltrlo$ed hnthe horc1s LMahIar physiology has begun bEgenerate. You ar ab@t to slatt climbing th€ std

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REGENEMnNGTENTACLE snlz srrlwA4Il you dele.t th€ tata&, you Eolm4e *atinElh€ pit6h.Jt beforc ay more ol the

-oreter cm

4J1The p.sgryay oFns our inb a nudr tarB€a dvd,

bone. SuEly tlE trt b€ th€ Seasr vou ft hmrmIt l@ks. and ftUs. hk it h6 hR; ly':ns h* t;eme lhe rll fluid hawing heo &ain d fron dEo'ta. .Th6 yd hd th€ skrtrEring, slchingesd or etutun8 mving affi dE ove tsadsyou. CRpinB doq th€ v€rr@l wal of tle @ve is ,huge spid{. 16 body ,lone is ar lrdr 6we ier ini.ngtn, the spEad of its leEs noF Ord double thar.As if tlE si2r of th€ @irous dadmid w€F n6r

GL{NTWOLFSPIDER snllg $.MNAT

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431Ii you slay ile lupne daclnid, th@ is nothir8 Iotyou ha so @ have no otn€r dd€ lha !o le.v€ lneiocrg chan6d. w[ you hI;:

a tuMel wiL\ d obvious sed oI blact

A subreraeu tufrel leading hd€r

A 66ly-sheling tulftl?

434Ko ad jr unable to hide his disppoint'Et rt yNFtuel- 11/en iI dDt's h@ tou fey h€ Fys obviNlydBgutl€4 'rtt6 yd ,o t nind payirg fd rlErreal' lle ds abrupdy rd poinE at 0E bdl infrRt of yd, befoP storEing or of the im Yd le.to6li8€d lo pay fu dE lEal yd hare icl cMdad, .s dusk it alrEdy fa|lmg outside ?,r S!.*/','fPA, yd d4ide ro pay tor a mn Io.lnc niahl d w€l.(D€.ru.r a total olr Gold Ft@ lro yN Atlodtud

Yd sp€nd a litnn ni8ht slepin8 m a lmpy, Licedddo mattres in a old mm, tept as.r€ by d eri.howling that e<hc lrm stftwhft beyond 0\.edge ot the vila8e, *min8ly .artng l,o sonethhg hyoubl@d (Add 1cIlNcE point.) Yor €vdrually tallasleep as dam is br€akin8. Whe yoD wal€ youdi&ovd it is aiftady p6t Il@, and you f@l no beft€rror havhg paid fo. what you had hoFd would be .demt EEt. leving shjgoiva, $dl you tolM th.F.d to or ndth (tum to 160) or ole est (hrh to .73),

a35_{15d wll ya ral€ th€ l€s w€i-kavel.d Ea.k into thefo6t, the mbby dEkiJrs of whi.h li. a aile or soto the norh east 6r dE villaB€ (tum ro 3)?

415In a hall dte-@m otr tne tuin starase you cmeto a set of black-lacquercd d@ble d@E Above rh€nis the m€ @st you saw on the fl@. oI 0F €nhancehdl - . skull slmouled by a bat with win66outstEtch€d. You ur ailtng sttth ffi belb you th.tyou have loud th€ lair of the tady oi Mau. Boldlyyou Push opa the doc, dd nnd yollNll at m€ €ndoI a d@ny oEidor, a s@d Ft oI double d@6shnds ar lh€ olh€r m.l- Ro[ ft die. r th€ nmbdFlled i! ls thd d €qu.l to you rr {v sE, ftlnloaal.It rhenub€rm €dis gEter dln ytu

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136You sprirS lotuaid dd prmg€ you blade into th€d.ah@ Th. tip of ],@ soid pi€Ee iE hearr andthe Wou-vlbn dis with a piieoE hwl Wth appapendy no Fga.d for |.Is oM satety, th€ mn Ms derto th€ d€a<t @ahrr€ ad, faling to his laRs, cEdles

'is hisshapen had in his hands, 'What have you

don€z ih€ man trreds, leas glisbenjnS in his eyes,'He wis no rh@t ro youl He did not tnow what hewas .loing, He was only actinS on instin t, nd nowyouhavehudeEdhim nv mn!'Ihe mn lixer vouiith a look of bminF hahea ad say3 quite derriy, 'loe you in the nme of Alho!, LDld of Wolv6, for

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tle lif€ y6u lEve takm.'You slin sud.lenly fc+ls lileitk on fip and ]ou daw at your dothes ro tly to sboptne pain as sme0ring b6rial claws at you IFh th.iNide - the eou in you hDt€E lor fEdon. (Add :to

'ou @ac. re md le 2 er^MtN^ points,6

wen 6 r Lu€x pojri.) RoU two dice, It the lotal isgEare! you mc! wre, you nh t.il ed M fiomthis hgic E6e, not sropping util you aE weU .waylrDn the 6r2te (hm !o 46) r the loral is ls th.n orelur bo yN ff^NcE {oF, tuh to 4 17

+tYou pluBe a hdd inlo dE icy eat r but da a yousplash ytu fae with il you d f€.Iil bmint. Ydslioeaayolpainbul the bmingmtidontin6(tm 2 srm points.) You b6r at yru hdd odft tiat dE sljn is h{ish.d 6 if it h.s ha plutediiro boiling wak You imgin€ dBr you lae hu5rlmk lh€ ffi. Nm of th€ otn.r liIigd surleFd indris wa, but rtE yd aM'r like orhq Fople oymoE The stme bowl lnhiN bl€s€d holy warsaid, lite it or mt, you m slowly but sNly tEonin8a @ahE of the mght Holy mr€r js dath€D to tlul(I]p r LU6 poinl) Ths buing pain evmtuauypass but you hav€ ben p@eady *drEd. Th€Eis Ndut you 6 do bui hu.ry afber th€ hutint

4raAs you nale you way alonS th€ bely peEeptibkEack, spindly bmched lEs 66a.h tufther oniolhe patl'. ut you d picrin8 you wry beiw6

4J9distend€d knoty boles ed half?mtrudirg Mt3. Ihesm tinks, leiled behind h€ar1 grcy ddds dd thedalk silhouetles oI tE6. A cdim biJd do.lshoalply into the dusk dd lhs is omimuly sildt.You wddd wheF you should mat€ cdp fo. theni6hc a3 the air is 8€ttin8 notieably coldd roddvou. In tact th€ d f€€ls moE like what vou woriddP<t ot r Ddwint€r ni8ht. Y@ ble Motls rhpfoBar4 yu bmt€d hal ftnchine @ a tlud liyerof ErcDd frst, Hdin6 a pdeptible d.kring in tne.it aoud you, you w.kh a fe.tlery tendrils of icetPead ac@ the Eunlcs drl mked st€lehl brand€ot tF tuld es, ovdin8 everltint in a hdrct lciclelom d dE ielEvy bdgns ad toube.th misb in douds b€fo€ your fae- This suFZEs.ft sparu6, clitteE ad Clws udq the ah6dylbhgtft or a m{n n€r tull. Some banle oI rlEssG ir trting pl,e at rhis sIDr bur lllat is nor rheonty dm8€ EEr is @'ma at rh|s homt Wrilethe ndb€r rol n ydr r&dr@ Src, and drd ttm

4!'You ac wwe of th€ pm or th€ two BlaclM6ls lying in wait lor you beyon t the arhway utilitir foo lat€ llE h{o holyM l€aD dt of AEshadds*ith pPl€mhr6l speii dd *iz yo1' holding y@in a griP of iM that surpris yor IavinB yotr in th€hm& oi his bmthd, d. o{ the @nr5 ptudrc adalie IrDm !.'@hft dd brings it !o you. Ydhav€ b€m lrlry bl*$d,'he eys. Oozing slin€ h&gsi^ srrings lrm rh€ lip or th€ .hdice 'fte Abbot has

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.lem€d you wdthy oI d audiae ed od€E youthis saoudt Tate the .up, dd drinL' Ihft isnothin8 you .d do a, betwa fte hro oI the4 theBtack Mmls Ire you moudt opn dd dpry themllgs .mte l3 of the cndic inio you h@lllSphftering dd gaping lor ai y@ cmot h€lp butsalow a nouthfrl oI dE evolting !tud. RoI h{odic.. If oE total oll€d is les dld or €quar to yodcm^t @@ se/ hm tor9r If itis g€atd, hrm

440as dE l6t oI tlle wolves hrrc b md nes, youfollok ftuich as he shrdes up to *E iu-boud oald@ of tlre coiiag€, 0E wood touged to stlnreE byMvas€ clav ru.ts. 'G!mdno0E!' he €l]'. 'It isUlich with a trimd jn need oI you h+.'Atnynakhin dE nd.Ue oline door slids opm ad rwo @'dac!blrred eFs F€r out beloF tIE hatch s shut I6tagain theE is the Srate oI bol ts beinS p tdl€d bact ddtho 6naly the d@r op€s Ahh.hed IiBft 6h6you both into the wan Blow, mlttding smethingabout 'Damed wolv6' b€Iore slaming the d@rshutagaha d thbwingba& the bolts.

?eding out iron mdd a wmlldsrvtwl, t}E otl @l@ts you up ad dowr! biinking myopi..l1y. she n6a hmled no* dd .nia dd l@l.r every part thewitc\ with a .nain of silvd .nms ndghg ohdho Mk. 'So, irs you who needs dy help, i5 it?'c.diloother Z€kova aslj. You listen in neFoEdticipahon 6 Ulnd teus the old nsryqm whai

444ia nappemd You expect he. to cry ot n horcr adM ftming hom OP cottag€ at my momt, butth€ old womm appe4 io ble n whai Ulrlch irtelhg he. with earm* commhation. Whd ne isdone slp hms to Fu. Wionut salr8 a word shestnrb to prcd ud poke, l@rug in you eyes adSettins you to stick out your ton€ue. She also tales a

'Ly.othropy is a ledble dd qipplin8 .ure,' sneMts at ldt, 'but you are lutuftle !o have nettrush{orthy Ulich dris night, ed that he had $eIoE ght !o bring you !o n€ The di*de wil stijl jstbe takjng hoL4 so if we ad last we mi8ht yet b€ able tocouteract the etre.b of the werewo!'s saliva voomI q give you a potion bEwed lron the beladmplant, whichwil help, but, wi6 you cocdL I woDldlike !o bleed you fi6t so that the potid might nave aIarer, norelotal, €(d+.'

Will yd lEt dE wi3solr6 ble€d you beforeadminbt€rins he. potion (hm hr 3r5), o. wil your€tu* dd sinply ble &€ potion wtiout b€ina bl€d

441Appmching CoDt V@lac! thsre you l<neelbefoE him, keping a wardJDl eye on the hugewolves *Et, in tum, keep a wary laud'ced eye onyd. the Cout extends his signet ring s ihat yo!night tiss it d4 frintsaining the preto€ Io. as long6 you dd€, yod touch you lips io the wdm 8old.'TrE/s ridt, my pet' Vdolac BrMls. Now, rweal

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442you he 6oh lio me!'At hb obnErd/ agonistngPaire *'ze derymwl€ or youbodt RoU dre di€.r the totnl bl.d i! 1e6s &rd o. equal to tou ctNc!@re, tuh io 4:3. If it i6 gFate., tum tio 247,

442Before you Eacn ihe end of the lwieting tufre1youmale out spa.kling lighr oming lron th€ cha,nberrhat li* at its od. You emerSe fm the pa$ag€waybehind a la€e stalagmile dd d[e! a .ave Lt byBliftding crysrals set inlo the ddk limlotu sa]ls.Tnie shange luifficm€ spdt]6 fron nyriadweb shmg ams the cnmbd - almost like ontairedd .lnpes nahn8 th€ w.bs look like they havebd spu frcmpw silver The light also Enecrs lmnEenuine Eedll6. Golit pie.6 Ii€ scatieEd on 0Eflou ot the cnnn$€4 along witn other, les valuableobFdr batter.d helm€ls, rusty rwords dd axsimtren backpa.k md gtuwed pi€es of leathd amouTt@ you ned the voice it is &at oi a womar! butsh.ain€d wift auiety md with a hising impe.liment.'Whd€ is it?'the woice is saying 'Wiot rakd ft?r there's my 6ne sharpnss, my glitteling silvftss?Who hn it? l rh€re rs ft?' 6e wom €peah over

Roudin8 tlE edg€ ol the st laBnite you E6p inadtumt dd hotor at what you se befor you.Coverins the i& €nd oi the .rystal-lit cave ; lhemGt intlicat€, most beautituIy w@en, and largestweb you nave evd *d. It is deco.ated with strings

oi pedls ad pre.iru stom, but did all thisGtotatios w€allh squals m€ oi the hct hid€o6thin8s you have eler 3m. At 6st 8lfte it apped [onave all the prcpdtioro oI a 6pidd only on a .olosar*ale At 6dd glme, howevd, you s dtat it ismucn wor* dta dEL The mGhou da.hnid bodyapp€ffi [o }[ve AmM Irom t]Et of a hlnd wolrrfl.Imm OE waist down tlE abddmm of th€ mtuter is aswolk4 nairy blacl pulstinE ec ending in sill-oozhg spimmts. Flrm tie waist up, how€v€a ftecEatft lek mm hlnm €x.€Dt OEt sne 16 a toblof sn a]rtr ad ko l€ss enic\;*D"gh tl*y b.gn'a6 hunDa b@ tlF lon& b@y black linbs of dlespids, mding m cruely hdbed c.lutimus craws. He!mtd nair js rho.r ed sp*€4I*e spder ni, adl€r p6ibly orce bautiJul tae has ben warped byy€t m@ alacl&d atEit'uies, An additiond sn ey6tBve fomed on hd l@h@d abov€ her hmd €ves,rooEng like lipe black blislEs, dd hd noulh n6ben srdched imlcqaly wid€ by the prchldm oinuge spidd lan8e, eacn d b^8 6 yM sod .n.bug on fte sddy noor oI the .av€m ft thedFic.abed bodi6 oI advdt!6 - dwdf3 d we ashffi suck€d dry of all bodily fluirb. And drmrhe 8rcsly mutsnt€d spiderwom # tbu.

'Ah, the thi€I Etllm [o tr.e s.ere ol the dimel' shehi&s.'W6 ity@? Did you bk€ it, oypeooc sna+-nes?' If y@ have aE .od*ord Srilbrg r€corded onyot Ahdtut Sh4l,ht^ro 2.lIrct,tldta 2\9,

443

44JAt you fiel, hling stFk€, the body oi 0E spaiEl@t@ wavels, diMlvinC Lqck into mist with qe6n"1, $ur-mdjng hwl But as their lack l@d€rdepa.ts 0E Eanhly Plde, s loo do L\e odrdphanlon@tlre of the Hwling IlE l6t oi 6e woll BhostsnotunS but [en.tns ol nighFmist, the .th.liulwailing ces rd a mmmt the vilagds lookeud in shrpefied snence dd then, N lhey F.lisewhat you hav€ dme for th€m, a .he. 8es up lad0E hmteB. You nave lanished the Howling dd$ved the ?6pre oI strigoiva Gom oEir homenl

You spad the at oi the ni8htmalinS nerry wfift the€ladvi ag€rsba& at ?tu s,.t

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dam is bhkin& you stmbl€ o( to b€d in n€ of th€im's BGt-oo@, d\e ue of whi.h you have b*n6ivd fd fF€ iv h the Stri8oiviN'thanks, whm yo!war€ again, trom a thanttuIy roghhnaefree slep,youdilcove.thai rsatpadywellpasr!on.YoureelmDch b€tter for the et ed tuc! uro a bEe of woodpis€on @tecl lor you by fie ladlor.l's wiG (Regar4 surNA poinrs.) Bur a great leeling oi uease sbrlhm8s ovq you lour pesoMl qu6t dfleds thatyou nove on ftoh Strigoiva.Sair t€avin8theviUagedd iE graEnn populae, you @ ei$d lolop th€Nd wheEit divid6, !o &enorth (ih !o o) orthe€6t (tuh lo 47€), or you lale the les wel-taveledeack inro rh€ IoHt that lis a nile o. s [o th€ nordr-€6r oi striSoiva (tum io 3)?

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444Ar firsr you lhinl you aE winnmg, then you nisjudselhe best loute to take to avoid a boulder on theroad inimnl oiyou. ()rre oI the cadage whels his fie mck,Fndh8 the stage.oach v€ling off the @d. Withwhlnnyhg ehriels oi terrcr, the horss ae pulled overthe dtgr of the gor8e as Lhe coa.h l,opples past rhepoint of nd Ftun, md down ore side oi the cliff, takingtou md Katya wi0r dlem You advmtuF ends here,ydur bddics snashed on Or jagged ro.ls fd below

'Who wi]l face L\e cnal]dge of tne Cagc? a baldh! ed shongma dressed in a lcopardikh lNhrd.nd spo.ting a fine moBtacne .alL to tnc rcwd lromi ruugl y edred siage. Tme the sragr crund..rd u Gold PieG ould be you6l StrdinS bchindhrh, beloF a pa'nted backdFp, E a larye .agc lnsidci

's $e beasr he speak ot. It is at least a hcad tnllc'

rhanrhesrronSma md asbrcadacrc$theshouldcFrs a Sonlla lrs ams are as rltrck as sh,p's .ables,coldcd srrh mus.le, and end in club hke f,{s. l}c.FAluret slin is 8€en dd pirted, jls r3ce suSSesbvcofa prihitive ogre bloodline. As you ar.onsideri'rEtikinS up the .hand8e you se Lhat a thickser,bearded md whom you ta(e lor a blackmith Fbeing Led away fton $e stag€ holding a hand l,o h$bloodidd md btuken

^ose. nre aim df dre gane is kl

cnter ttu CaAt mamed md subduc this Ctndel Ifydu want to take up L\c cnal]mge it wil].osl you:Cold Pirccs (hrn toa53). Ifyou would ritrr lcavc ilio ene orher mug to ime the beast, hm to 167.

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446Yo! inevilably .ruh ey nmbq ol putrballs andoushmoms bdeaor you fe€t, tle nhgi releasingdouds ol spoF6 inlo th€ dmp air As yd could havepredi.ied, t}]e spors ir.itate yor aisays dd lugs.You btr$t Lhough Op door on dE other side ad(ollapp in Op corido. beyond, you body onvulsadby hacking coughs. (L@ 3 sr NA poinb md add 1lo you .nNcE $oP.) T]m to {92

447You rujudge you nrugs ad sufe! ihe aequen.s zs lne heavy swin8ng blade slfes nto you. Rouoncdrceedaddz:thEistherotalnumberorer MrN^pohts you husr l@. t tou suMve such a teriblchrury you couap* on the n@r of the mmdor on $eorh€r side of the p€ndulm blade (tum ro:o3).

44eAs sn rs y6u ent€r tie .oridor, L\e do6 dm shurhhind you dd som.L\ing begic to mdifFt Soneunholy phmtasm is dothinA itsu h shadows, talingon a tlErtming fom. Ytu actioro wifiin Or Towerol Mau hnv€ ale.Ed dp Lady to you prMnlt ddvour drival has b€m mticipat€d. The neoond.erLhat is the powe. m ihis plae nas bmuBhl forlh€ntities thrt mnauy dwel on dE Spint Plm€, stil aPrmtitioner of rhe Da.k Arts slljrmoN tiem lo thceidhly Ealn. Trailing smoky ie^l.ib, the racelessshadow bom creahEs circle you, ready ro lake yournosh with .laws iomed oi jmpenetrable darknes. IIroL have the .od€word Nerrcir Esrded on your

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Aenture Sheel,nM b 4q.lfaor, you lEv€ no .hoic.but to tal.e up you @pon and dei@d yous€ff. hthe EN conJin6 oI the oridd,6ght rh€ shadow-

450dd ab@tq@d in u€itling stdbols Youd€.id€lo l€ve th* welt alm, .e thei! cmnd.tim to th€lhctie of witchd.Ir ir obvioa HoweE, 1bu rborind a budle of lettes, tie.l up wifi pinl ilbd. aqui.k glance at rh€F Eve.ls that tr\.y ft lov€ bft6,Mifim dd ri8 .d by 'l!leg' [o 6one@ Mpryefered !o s'Mylok'd 1i!{y ntu gdddm/. Ils Fa orioB mit of pesim to find in a bmaid'sbedrcon. Right at dE bofton of th€ ch6t you find domalely @ed woodd box se@d wfi a brdsl(t, Thd is no reybutyou think you ould ioc thebox op€n with you sword. Do ],ou wat !o Iore thel(k (hh to 43r), or w you l€ave the rom a dmtinue in yc pNuit oI 0E pem who you nowsusPat i5 in fact MeA 0E landlordt daughtd (hm

450Pietol inhhdyd tat€ aim dnd ii€. Divideyour s@!si@ by 4 reuding 6a.ri@ d(M: thjs js the nu-b€r ofrim* you mayfiP the pistol befoE the VdolacweFmu wil b€ o top of you, prdiding you havemu8hbdr€b l@ded in 0E p$tol. ft@ is no tihe toEload nry, giwn you diE pr€dienqtr ?sr ,orfSr'?l d you woDLl nomally to rerclve wnethd ydshots hit nE @oll, Col6tioml lmd bdGrscas* the @tE 2 loirls of srM dam8e ea.r!Silvd t'!Iets, howad, rdl €ah caue I srMApohls of dffiBe h4rd you ohe ro EBht tlE Arih-Ly@ltuope in hdd-tGh.n l ftmbat, .lter tlE w@wou's sm b6E d.or.ling bo how lhy bmes

Iortmtely cdld st€€l is jst a €trktive a8aitut theTeebrae as silve. o. mgf. ( you nmg€ !o ddealth* (rutuE of darlm6s, tnm to 477.

449A n@rb@d creak ominously u&r ]@ foot d youent€. ihe Fon and you step siftly i6ide. shuttingthe door, tou nake you srch ud$hIhed. I}EP GnothhS uusual about ihe bed or rhe smll tal'le nerto rt, but the chest !s dotha matter ahogeih€r IrE deyd lind a nuber oi lolded dffis, wtucl l6ds youto beliere 6at you ft actualy iNide the b€dcnambqoI the lddloid's daughter. Undehdth the dtssyd End a sEdge ol€ctim of obj*rs that includsbundl6 oI hdhs, &i€d powd6 in snari glas botd6

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4tt"Ih6 y@ h.re h.&d of my rtudi6 orehing thep@s or darkB od wmt my help, th. n$ eFin a ncing lone. 1deu, I M srry lo dielrpoint youbd lhe ffic ot veFri@ the S.hol.r e no lon6dfd hirci I tw€ ny oh work n@ lhal lal6 up .llny rim€.1sugtEr r@ leav€ by th. ehe By lh.tyou arered my €ra!e. wll y@ lar 4 veErituE9EE (tuh

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15tLErtrg rh€ key in rhe hole, you bd ir mril J@u hera Rrchettirg dck Wlh a su<tdo lurn the auromlohk6 a srep toeads yoq and Pithout h6tbtid tri6ro srrike y4 wfth

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CIOCKWORKAUIOMAION TmLg srru^9As it wd the r€y 6nr adiv.d tlp AutoElon, p.rhnF @ing it *ourd shlt dom you dekworkatta.tar asu. It y@ *dt to fry lo tnek our the r.yyd mu5r fight nth tou Attack St6t$ Edu@dt'y 2 Finb tlqer, it y@ Pin two @tiv.Arhck R@ds, fuhtnt m this w.y, hrm !o ,r7. Ittrud€f€at the autonaton, l@vi^C

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baftecd md brek6 m rhe fl@r of rhe wdtl@m vooquit ud Ftum [o rhe jhctin, lrn rhd you t klhe dmr whi.h is now lhad of yd (trn to r:l), d,aheh.tivel, th€ ore thdt is nM lD yu nght (tum

453Th. v€le@ hutEr cllFs a y6u stsilE ar hin andducls out of you way Cd4 go up Jrod th€ orheE nhe h:J .nd you hdr a l.dbl€ tud whj.n tuk€sy@ blood drdle - $herhin8 t&€ a ffi bnh,mlne Er ol t hear and lie hokl oI a woll You lln hnotd b * whar is h.pDmq b A@l'DsbStaub. Tlh b 6i

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wllte slod-light. Pj.kjrg yo@r up you PrepaF ror@ rrP @ut you d im8ie, md. brurrry Pat_

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tal€s up the lss tlEi stands theE md places ii intoyou lmd''Tale this,'he eys,'and nay it gnard )oua wel in you. qu6t as it Ia ploieded t]s shiineth6e nay ],€s.' Add 0E Silwer Cca to yourEquipmeni Lisr dd hm b 434

456You d4ide tiat you ce work morc effec'ively without othe6 ffiud yd nalin8 a lor oI noire and*ding yor wdLd be prey away dd set o( alonewitlout turthd delat Once oulside th€ bom youmut the sdoundhg landrape, tring ro work otlwh€r€ a mmter like L\e aeast ol vargdhol wouldhave ils hn DiRdy beyond th€ pedm€ier oI Urlown lie he pdhrc, paddo.k6 dd pine foftLswhei€ the moNtel,s atta& have been.€nh€4 butto you! mind tlFse plac6 arc its hmting Arcmd5md nol its hme. South of Vdgmhof lie OE blastedheatns, wh@ you doubt my catu woDld l@k lorstEltei That leaves the wooded hils b fie east of dretoM ad &e aaggy pealG that fm the foothils ofop o6ov M@nfaire to the norih Wlrere wil you

453 459tro lack inho the roml Th€ woo&lld md wi*wom staE at yotr girly. 'The ly.dd$py i5 6dnwilhin you,'Grandmodld kova sq?5. i(ou m notcured. T€n m€ again about dE @bE liat atrackdy@,'ffyd nave a Si8nd Rin& ftr to jE.Irlol tu

453A ymg wollu hl@ rlu bactpack md sword-bellIm y@, @e you have hdded oE you 2 GoldPic, ad dE& takng a de€p buih b sleady yNll.rc, you4Fr thecaS€ The Ghdel{BE 8@Io!you mediarEly Yd e nor Eyfi's to tnl yNop?olHt in O& co^lEst you lim ish€rely b rubduetlp hesr, % .to this yd ne€d to win two atiackRouds in a M Roll foi Atta.t StrengilB 4 nomal(EducinS yN6 by 1 6 yd ft not uingy@ sword)bDt do not emove s.WA poinb lor ita@ge @iahed, m€r€ly lap ha.k of who has wd dE ioud.

GRANDEL

Il yd win hro comnv€ Attacl( Rouds tust, tuhto47o. rcEd€lwi.Erwo con*.unre Anack Rohds

459At yN liUrS blow, the d€non disolve into . sulphNus blact cloud agajr, leaving yd ft€€ to studythe boot towhi.h it had!mbound. on page216 you6rd a ritual to bmi6h ddm. It involv$ mdkinSour s pdlade- a fiEpoint€d 3t r-sing.l)MadarH.clr. Who ldbws whd sdch infomdon niSht

457You nanaSe !o dJiwe the l@ti.ba.! out olth€ ottag€and Ulri.h slam OE d@ snnt again, bolting it*Mly m@ noE. Th€ wolv€s h@l molrnJuly atthe M, dr€ soud rekeahng 6 fie luati.leads

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460.one in usetul? Wifi tlds *nowledge elely stoledaqy/ you leav€ dplib.arybefore ii s!treF dyndh€rdenoni. viritatioE. Rehming to dE,uctim, wilyou tare OE dd nov to your lefr (tum b 496), o! pssihrough dE me dnectly alEad oI you (hn to 31o)?

460Two forlom-lookin8 s@crows waki over d\e fanedcrcP, stu8 up on po16 like ondmed hen on fi€Sauows Wadng you way beh{*n thc sttm stall.sof wnear, you w how badly the omptid has et irhft. nE whole mp is blighftd. You are noi fa. homtlP pe meber of th€ fadydd wher yo! hear aswislung shrt h the soddcn stens amud you and8linps sha<towy novcnmt. sonedxng has chdged- the h{o s.tuws aE missng fron ihetr posrsWiih a siJil bmhewail Op tuo s|Iaw ne bu6tout of Ar houldemg .rcp h ftont oi you. wiLh .Lawsmde fnn slErp splnieF, rhe S(a!4rows atta.l yoqleaphs ad capelb8 with jerky, iNe..Llfte move-

'Mls lighi drem both at the sde titu.

'Ih€i. bodj6 stufi.d widl na, you bi@ a$ailursshouldn't car* you too mrch tonble o'r@you havehacked thei! .obbted-hDgedE bodi6 ro piecer, tum

Fr-l F-l

4aWahhing wh@ you rut )ou r@t,

'6u take you 5Bl

rieF htorhe tun8w ed rcon. T6t Ww sk rt@tjmes. r you fan dy of dF i6ts, tlm to 4.{5. Ir ydP6s 4ery sinSle one, tuh to 475.

4@standing you gtuund you unsheathe ]ou vod,ftady b la€ the appeching lid€r nE phmbomreitu in his wild sred widr a shdr of, 'rvhe tiE,Banshla!' Th€ g€6ry dowin8 appanhon hots BElast fe* pa@s bd@ .oni^g io a halt diEcdy in frontof you. IheheadbsndddroF theFis dd ddEsunde! its doak wid| lBth Aloved hdds l4ho itwi0draws tle nght @ a8ain yd see $at it js 11@holding a cdted flindo.l pisbol. In ils bft ndd ir isholding a ntr's h@d by oE hair. lte ey6 in the hadfix you with a reedlin8 stan, whne a frel milesprcads ams its !F. 'Sl:nd dd d€livdf the haddeclares. 'You noney atd you [fe!'and with thatthe ghosdyhi8hwatrunpulstlFtri94etTdt k skiof the Headle$ Hi8hM)r]rI, eho has a sml of a. Ifh€ p6s the !est, trh io 324. f he fails, hb shot

463"flE Tmebrae d @atrE boh oI darlaEs ald stun Eftat€st w€alnes tu light. Qurcuy, rignt youlant€ml'II you have a lanierD dd cd Ds ir (drc NigfrtC/e4trr special abilirt wil not work as a substihreheE), you murt spdd @€ Afta& Roud liShting i,dung which hme you wil be wlne.able !o atr.clc

How€v€r, iI yd a(onplbh dle 16l, who you dos@ ro fi8ht tlE T@bRe they sill be repulsed ddweat€ned ly Op Lsht. (Redlce arr oI tha cfrt!fts,snr rce by r PoDr dd rhen sreN s@s by 2Ibinls.) Now Ehm to 443 dd t e lou 106

464Ihe w*wolf's n€sh sizzl€s d.l bllm ar tlF touch orthe silver .Del woudr opcni^g aU ovs irs dpabutrti6not@ugh und4 dE innuo€ of rfed@npsFsiry ir/ rhe &.n-Ly@nthFpe ib6 again. 5n+ling with restrain€d iiJemal raEe 6e WoU DEmonatb.rs. Go. 4ery s va Dagg6 yd have bRn ableto uk, y@ my i€d!.e the denon,s srMA *ore by2 pojnls beJore resrvins rlus ba!de.)

WO]-F DEMON

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II you nea8€ l,o ov€rore rhe vdola.-.looo ddyd lEve the .odewo.d Delilaeb racoded m youAddtrE Srer, hm ro 2. llnor, tum ro 5r5

455TIE whetkd edge oI you bla.l€ rings 6 it slide fromits scabbard. It onlr tate a 5Dlit samd lo! voDrddright-bla& clailmFd r,o F;ct Th€re b d;thersnarp c/d.t! as rh€ nd liFs rhe pisbol held in hhourskrrdpd hdd llsr rr, shlt ot 0E vdpiPHNt€.,qho has a rhlr scoe of ro. he p6Fs rlE resrsu@stull, tum io 376. ffhe tails, he m]ss ym, hm

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466The cold €dth is you be4 the ch nighi air yourblanl€t. Despite su.h upleddt cddihons, wear!ness ior6 sleep upon you You wale ieelinE sonething tuBging at you l€8 dd come bo with a siat'.Ki.king fteq you povole what€ver it is that waspawinA at yon to sna.l h delimce. You lind yruFlJstarhg into OF cold yelow eye of a magy cur/ ahuntin8 dog, but one trt is bftly mort thd skh adbone, and mtting n6h. nF Chdl Homd should bedea4 but L\ese moors retus [o let sle€ping .lo8s lie.You pull you swo.d hom ils rabbard d dE smrlin8md€ad dog bouds iowa.ds you.CHOLILHOUNDIf the houd wounds yd moF tl]d 3 times, add I toyour saNcr score. lfyou defeai tne do& 6 fd as youare conemed moming cmor cone s@n dou8h.And when ir does you aE eag€r io be @ your {al

4n7As soon as you tuh you bact on the old wonm, andhcar hd mutt€dn8 thc words oI eother incantanon,you roalbe that you should rever have trusted awikh. BeIoft yd .d do m]thin8 el* l,o delendyoset, yd l€el d1e .hang€ you have bm drcading.ona ovd you, IEeing th€ wor ituid€ you lnn tsfleshy prison. Howling in pain dd fi$Eatim, youcloth€s an.l possessions fallinE hom your tuw lupinrfoq, you u lrom the wiicht kik-\en on alt fous,oui of tne castle and inbo rhe nrght, in searh or a packtoGllyou.on You. adventure E owi

463Sohehow you rhd the words to onpriment M6tEssBade. on her lDndsome' son. You tole.ate ih€ pat/sm*dotes about dEir babein-ams and bide youtihe beside the fiF, you and Op Cha8eling eyeingeach othe! warilti l-rrorr ax.t If you are Lucky, tmto13? Il you a€ U.lu&, tu io 27o.

469Tre Qdak.ni,S Your lenqes nave be.ome sharpe4you Ea.tion tims las!e!, dd you ft now as agile Na wou. Add r nore poinl lo yru Irltui a w€I as yourruFnt SELL scm. Reord th€ Out tl ,g on you!AdMrrE sret dd hln ro rhe pmgraph wiin thesame nuber 6 tne one you wef l6t instnrcied to

47nTo the ulrotuious chdrs or the clwd you lorce thebeasi into a headlock ad, with the rin8 of a bel arededared tha witud. Reluciantly ihe sEongman hmds

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over yourwnnnSs(abagconbnug locold Pr&s)and hs.sslrnnr Fluft )our oth€r Fssions

^ryou lcavelltsi,Bc the stro8md rells the.nrwd rhrldFciBe k d@d 16r bsins lor th€ Er of lhc dat1o r .horus oI lghlhcarled b@s. Tum b 167.

Warching th rhythnically swhgrB blade, you stcfinro tl1t (rrido. n\r ldrr lr.ft II you are Lucky, hmb 42. If yotr irc Unlucky, tum to 1to.

4?2The dmr lo fie hole E suddedy fls8 oP!n, imiddle aged min srandin8 n th€ d@N.a,vcJ',nl$holirly rob€s anLl silh a neaUv tu€rl BQrtberrJ H. ..mnmds lhe cFatuE ro be siill n^d, hvour dn.zcm6i, rhc wolJ t4'eE bE,k offi6arr,rr;d ril6a douchh8 step awav Imm ] ou wnat d!lou lhint vou N dohB heF, k6ParstnS on m\l ind' lhcmindcn.uds. i IoNrLi l !ouanstcrhun'

sry thir younFon r qudt b nd L\e

Trllhim lhr ltulh lhrr you aF sehn8 acurcluyo$lt.anrhrcPy? Tuhro4ol

Orwillyousrizc thc nomcnt md fhishrhlwolf-wcrc? Tumb4r6

t7,

4?3Ul.ch lcads you ba.k to the spot wh.E you wrF fiEtnnackcd FEm theF it is not had lo pk* up tht trailloir by rh€ wolv6 a they made lh€ir flighr Ay $enickcnn8 yellow light of your lanten - ind $rnks loUlrich's knowl.dBe of Orep oppFssivc woo& - ihetwo ol you folow OE animals' h,.clc dceper anddccp$ inlo th€ foftst. Ihe tail you find youdelffollowin8 lead! you a me.ry dancc indeed, and onmorc than on e.4ion you find yoursclv€s doubljngback alon8 patla ]ou have already tak€n. And ih€nthc cerie howling Each6 your ea6 ngain, deaden€dby n mist Lhat is nsng fon rh€ darken€d houowsb.hlen tF ks You qui<ko your pae, detemircdto c.t.h up wid, dE Black wo[ rd is Lin beloR lhcy

You .r6t a E dd sud<t€iLy 6nd touelv6 l@EnBdown on a tton€+uilt thakn-dfed cotla8r n6tl.dbc*en ilE l6mh8 trs at dE tbtrom oI a slop€.

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By OF cold, silver moor ight you d sft rhe wolvescirling dE rcttage, but fnnn tl€ sdring of theminals, ad the saping of claws @ woo4 it $ndsvery mu.h like the @ahlE m eying to forc rhenway inro the cohage. /By the spiftsl'UIJich Buddanlyqclams'Cradnothe! Gra.lnother toval'Ardthen he is rusljn8 doM the rlope @dy [o met dEwou pack with his de You camot ler him fight thisbattle alone dd so, despile you wedh6s,

'ou spint

atd hio, swdd &am You will iight the WoU Pa.kas iI it w€re me a€ature. Every Attdck Roud, as weUd rc ing Jo! yor Atta.l StrmBrn, abo lol lortfti.hk (he ha6 a sm {ore oI 3) Duing a AttackRlMd, if his Ah-a& Sh€nBrh is highd thm that olthe wolves, ticn hs als dclivers woud6 [ot IinB 2srerNA Points to L\ei total m.

47+4/5

474You! entir lhysical beng riles at ihe pBence of rh€put€s.ent slitu in you 6r6mach and you vomirviobndy (lGe 2 sraMrN p.inrs md add 1 cr^NcBpoint). dle monls Eleehs dltr stftlv dD on vou.Drained as you m'sht be, th@ s m ui,i ri, er aaqup€rat€ without a mMmi,s respit€, rie mdl6are d you aBnin As they leap bo ahnct, ihe monksrobes rax op€n bo Eveal mmtroG mqloid muta_EG. With a sharp inrale of br€ath you see rhar thehead of the IiEt isnalway betwm rhat of a m.rtucndd a md. As the mmdibled m@k his6 ar vo,m lrom€d pM stuppmg the s&ond reachG fo;y@kM wi in the vollllruos stae\ es ot hb hibrt ihesl&v€s fall ha.t r,o Fveal mdtielik€ claws where rlemo.xt ams shodd be. You lEve no choice but tofight tho Black Mo.ts ai rh€ sd€ rine

36r you nmge ro delear bori lne muF,red mo.k, hm

475

Kep a caEtul note of how mmy Attack R{Mds Lhebatdelasrs lfyou redu@ oppackt sraMrN $oEtozeF, tt nearu |.hat }!u have dnven them off. U youan.l ULi.h Faage this in *v€n AtEck Rouds orles, rm l,o 44o. r it tates you ergh' Attack Rouds ormoE ro win dre baltle, tum !o 436

MANDELED MON(MANTIS MONK

F-I T;] EE

476Your hed thunping d if you skul is 6t to buFlyou regain grggy colMioumcs l,o tind youelfmamcled io a bank ot arcao ne.hdical equPFentwithin what cd only be desribed as a mad *ienrisrslaboratorv which you judse to b€ lo.ated a he top otthe whdmill Budl6 oI rcpper cablhg d6cend trcFthe dbressd raners ab@e you, coMe.6nt all thepic oi equipmmt in the lab to a tilt.d metal tableon which Els o.e oI ihe nost bi2:n md doNtrousthin8s you nave evd sn. Ii E at leasl haff lne heiShiagain oI a m ad alhcr 6 bGd amss, dadc romslabsold.adBryO6hswell6gleamingn*hekal.ohp@ntg atud i6 uSly head 6 a bed of m.tal*.utn in pla.c with a nhber oi @ubue bolts.sdding IBt b a bank oI s'el lweF is a tall mdwdinA a lon& orcwhibe lab @t, hE ey6 hiddmbehind tii&lsed g0gg16. And mwe g b€hindhD is dE hDcnbackcd lgo. 'W€lcom€,' rhe iall ndFF, his ddted tone of voio su8B6tin8 ro /ou tharh€ s nobly uirlNged. 'You d her jusr n tlne touhs the @arim of a ne fom oI lile| Illud€rrolls ominously a.ros Op sky ad liShtlnt hjts ih€rop oI rhe iower, as if n had beo waitin8 lor rhe Fosrd.anaiic FoF@t ro shil€. T6r law Lu.k. lf lou arcLuct, hrn to 3o3. Il you aF Unluck, hn [o,(9t.

4n4n

You know that you camot nsk h!rying h€@ dylonge. Ruming t6 Or other end of the.odd.r, youfbg open th. doors L\eE and burst into tie Fonbdyond You find youEelf in a g!d4 hi8h,c ingedchmber, odatcly d€conied with healT velwetd.apesof black and ftd, ib eiling pajnhd widl a zortacalrup of th€ h€ivens. The windows ol the .nambe! are&velcd by thc heary hanSinS draFs. At your abruprdival, a striking, pLtinm,haind wol@, dressedF dilmn and black, her sth s white d rrcry ri*strcm a high-ba.le.l woodm .han At n€. side srindsa SaunGlac€d nao dr€*d in or appaEl ofa sepmt,and wilh r leral lok abouthid.Io. a fleturg homentthc nobheoman l@ks sradrd bur ihir q?tsim issn Eplac€d by a lmt of eAor superiori9 ard asinisr€r snne loft m hE

'lE-Ed lps ,An, l6t!

Cut.e w€ hav€ onpry'she eF. add6inF her*tuant Sh€ ris rnd novs Snetully aGs &emn towards you, hcr novm€.ts e nuid rhar you.ould alnGl belicve shc weF gliding a@s dE floora ls

'nch€s ibdve tr, he. fer n4er acfirally buding

rhe polrshed nrble iil6. You are capdvated by herberury and find youRlf tNfixe.t by hd piaing.old€yed staE. Il you have the codeword Ndt.nrccolded on tour,4dm,'rz sl'ee,, tlm io 49q imedlarely. If not, mll tuo di@, subtrachnS 2 non t}te roral,r you have trp odryo(l Ddtur4to wnftm doM onyolr Adrtnttft shel. ll $e litul toral i5 less th$ orcqlal [D you cs^Nc! *oE, tum hD io, ,( x is greater,

9r473

Taking tne well-hrdds rcad east out oI Skigoiva,you dtinue under a lead€n sky, wary of dy potendardah86 d thc rud in this my5reno6 dd sinEre.lad. As rh€ 3s sinls towards th€ ho.izon behind rhesrddily dartcut cloud @ve!, you stalt to rhinlabout Iindint sonewneE b slep lor the ni8ht, To thenodt sone hila f.om the brd, you cm de lhe foFbiddhg silhouetterl tr* lirc of b exptu. of forest,but iust off thc road to the south, beymd unt.nd€dlields lrming not with goE and tlftd€, srands dEtfuains ot a gneke€p€r's otlaBe. All dut i5 left nowis the tumbl€down ruin oI thc chimey dd fiEpla.edd one sheltedn8 wa]l You d*ide fiat Ois worldnake d ideal pla.e to €np lo! the night On Ea.hingthe ruined cotrag€ you *t a IiE in $e sdok.-blackmed hearth b krep lne .hi[ of Ep nithr ar haj.Having €rten (6s ofi : Me6l of PrcqsioB) yousctue doM to llcep, pulling you haveling .lek

You ft j$i driftint olt ro sl@p, the ni6ht br€ezesiShins rhough th€ l€alls tDushs or a op*, whenyou ha. rhe sh,rp Cu.*, ol a dry ki6 sMpFtrgunderfoor You aE on y@r tei in a mohenr Ashadow detades iEeU iioh rhe enveloping rlalkn6sand tak6 a step clcer l,owalds you. By th€ dull !€dSlow of the dying enbels of your fir you study lheinpGing figuE stan.lin8 at the thftshold to r.he.otrage It is a md dJe<t ftom had ho lor in bl.ck.His coat is lon8, the leathd durabb ne wears h€.!yleathe! glovcs and stuJrty leaiher lools, and on his

head is a rall, wjdebrimed hat, o^ which shiros asilve. buctle thar holds a dlet ribbm ir place. orlylhe steely orbs oI his eyes aE vilible beeath tle bihoi rhe hat, the rest of his face beinS cov€Ed by a Pd*arl. rnber-glow refl{ts ftun oE poli$ed ba@l ola nindo.k pistol that tle M lus aimed 5t you Frcm. swo..l-bel at his wsisr hmgs a gldin8 laPi€tbldde. 'Do not movel he colrnmds, hh voice as coldas slpel. 'A@ you Eidd or foe?' How wll you rcacrto L\is .h.lcnge? WiU

'ou mheathe your own

swud (tum to 45t or wiu you hold you hads uPabov€ your head in a g6Fa or non-aggFs'on (tuh

4nWtul€ 6hg dF Silva Da88er in your hanle wnh tn.AKh Lyqtl@F€ you m6t 6tue you atta.rSrren8rh by r point,6 lsual, bui wosds dclivdtdwirh it will caue the W@olJ I sr vtN^ poinls otdda8e. AGo il yN de sing a Silve. Dagg€r duryou lohd hiddm rcIIwlEE widin Casde wuucq/ou nay redure vdolac's sml re by I Point forth€ duatio^ oi the bafrle. Now hm to 15o.

43o/hd tha a briel window of opportlmily Pr€entsitsclf dd you eize it wth boft hm&. ?luginS you!blade doMwddr you slice thrcugh the letheNiecuring die hds6 io thei ha@s. Izaping onto lheba.k oI the hoe n€xt to ktya's, wiih a 'Ya6nl youset th€ mterheFd st €ds Salopin8 lre of tlt cdiage.

4arGla.ing back @e! you shoulder, as th€ ho66 pullaway, you watch wth d€ep etbfaciion as or 3taB0-cach ves oif Lhe edSe or the roa4 t}\c wcmbcaslraging in vatn atop il Dowi! down. doM it plungosinto lhe Eapin8 void oi Gtuou Gorge. You have put dnmd to rhe Beast oI Vargennof at lasl rcgain 1 LUCRPoints. Unforhnately, you lel no difiercnt wiihjnyourelf. The W€Eb€ast.dld not havebeen the Afth,Ly.anLhrcp€ yor s€k. IEe of the that of the mof.ster ar last, yDu md Katya nde 04 tu.ther into ih€hountains lowadr WuIeEtuiry in hope oI findinByour ilue quarry at Irst. M,le a rcie of the numb€rr4o on you,4dMtrr st€r md thm M ro 20

tf'You mtuaae to prip the box open and lind that ir hI'n€d with rd v€lwt. Llang w hu a shaFd holloe isa Flintlml Pisrol. h E an exqujsire piee but ir isMl@dcd, md you cNot find ay bull€ts Ior n in itscas. (Ir you want to rind out mo@ abour hoy t6 u$rhe Flinrl(k Pisr,ol, mate a note of ttle pdaSiaph youare on at the time dd tum to pegraph 4e.)You are .bout lo l€ave OE Mm when you nohccsomethng hdkdt out h red.halk ddemeath thcbcd. Movjn8 the b€d aside you *e m 6otri. star andcitl€ symbol ddwn on the floo.bdrdt wiL\ othensnaller runi. mdks at dE apex of each sbFpoini YouaF not su€ wheth{ it is a saJding sign, io guardaaainsl th€ €'il eyq o. a wiich-ma.k Dred€.| toatrhct dil. F€eling @dingly ueasy you leave rhe

442As you reach

'nlo lhe p't severar lF.hwons lalch

onro you qpoFd skin, dttinE yod n4h oFn withlh8s oI rdd$arp teth, b€roE engdBins lh€nFlv6 m yorblood. Roll one dic hd le that mysrM poi s. lf you suriv€ the attdtic ol li€hun8ry keheom, wh€n $ey hav€ eald drn flllney r€le& t€n grip ad drcp bacl into dE pit It isor y thd OEt you rdli* the hili yon riek€d youheal0r to tuva is atlaci.d to a wo.tl €s, tut€dbla.le. Cmting tlp coroded dagger back mto O€ pilyou stom back doM 0E co..idor rrFirg you

a3tTumg Ircn the derelct fah, you $t off lor theroM a8ain thrcu8h the Ein. You have not 8on€ latwhm you hed a slching and a splashing b€nind you.Tuming, you s thR larSe @a@s Balroping dow.ihc mud sli.t Ea.l towards you. At li6t, Eom theirproportiom ad their vicious, sabE lik€ hGks, youwould hawc tarm thom io! wild boar But tun wdty

434hid6, althouBn coverEd witi bdstly hair ft nor dthi.kly tur€d tu boa6' The* aE some kind of M-stsou mutatior lt E )ust as ybu had thou8nr, ore i6sae mtte mglc ar work at rhe fnr4IEmNhoEPigs hav€ caughr up wfth you e you tEve ho ddddyolltrlf a8aiEt their sl.inB n6ts, dd Enis€r

545

light the dinuls tuo ar a time on rhe lam rrack. Ittou deleat tlp thre, bl@drhErt dihnls, do youwmt [o Fhm ro rhe tam io inveriSale ndher (hrto {2o) or e you stict to you oriEintl pt n odEnh [o va+mhof (tum ro r{at

a0{You spmd the 6t of the ni8hr at d\c stuine ed h thenodin& with the sq shugglina inro a cloud lEZd

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435diveEid nortir, l,o Fc what might be found dPE(tln to 24r), or wil you conthu€ edt back io ih€

435Ev€n d you aE shdtsg at rhe ctufs Portnil, rtrets 6

'I vdol.(

'5 l@lss rhtugh yd to ti'e

heads brayin8 ad hootlnE in respon* to tlP Pften.col Lhe W@ imide you. Add I b your cNcB soreD*peraLe bo escap€ youi lat€ dd brinS on ore finnl.dlrcntation that you tnov h6l b€ @min& youra.e m alms the .ofido4 p.st lh€ sniln8 loids orhpravia dd AE hNling heads. Th to rt3

435

436

mpl€d body oI a vNtehairn old woM ,cadnothd!' tlricn di6 d.l @ hdring hi. voic€, the

way ro fredon. Sndlin8 lit s dinat he Ei6 bdlw you with rhe don-lit€ finFedEls oI hitFnuin8 dtht hm4 Rhiigly u.@ehed as roth€ ham your sword 6uld cae his spftdredddsh.

LI.'NATIC

Afrer th@ Afiack Round!, or iJ yoq Edue rh€ md,M's s&N^ !o 6 or 16, whi.h@ @ffi fi$l

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437DmpPins dom lron the brcken-mortaEd tiop oI rhewar] you lmd in a pile oi luset leav6 dd sh@tinBdaning slam6 aU arcu4 you @p [owards thehouse. You h€eze once on h@rin6 a cry but it is onlytne (rukmg .ry ol a woodck and norldng l,o beafraid or. You aE oily ta yardr frcm the dd whmvou hear rhe fudous scraphS oI paws dawing oFsmmd io get at you, the lattlin8 ol a lonS .hah andthm a sna.ling bark that soudr lik€ it m6lb€lonE ioeme nonskous do8. RmhB domd trle side of dEho@ is a .leatue that ati6t ]ru lrke to be a wolt Amoment/s coroiddatim later and y@ *e dEt, despihruhin8 liowaJds you on aI fo@, the wolf (tualyha the physlcal propo.tioG or a nd. It

's not unlike

the WecwdJ you I€l four of md yet looks like hdben trapp.d mid-tra$foffition ad night hd shll

WOLF WERE

lI tne Wollw€rc wouds you more tha twi.e, add 1Poht [o you. @NeE scoF You may es.ape afte!thft Attact Rohds, iI yd wish, llmlng ha.! to dEdemce to 0E estah dd cLimbingba.k ovd dE vaL6 fte wolf-WeE wiU b€ held at bay by iB .hain (hn

433-4&ro 46) Ho'sa, if you cb@se ro tighi ad redue aeWoU Wee's srAMrNA !o 4 pojnrs o! l6s, tum bo 472.

463fte Ctnd€l grabs you wjth boti of its hu8e hanrlsdd lifts ],ou bodily ofi the grdd. With a grmt ofdekht OE ogre nds you agaiGt th€ bd oI tlE Cagean l yo rau io lhe Bms4 daitlh8 btui.ed nbs ooF4 srAMrNA points). If you ft stiu arive, y@ siag8e!Eom trp CaSe to rdaim yd pGessiore beloredjsapp€a.r8 jnio th. @ds [o hi& yN embmsi

439th€ people of oEse pa.ts have ben prorectin8 rh€irnocks, herds ed homes hom ihe predatim oI wildmimls ior ra! l@ger thm they have had to worryaboui a w@beast, rc rhe loBr paths e riddled withwor tlaF - whid aqut as efiective a8aist hwaryhmffi. Walkmg alon8 a rminSiy littleced tra.kalone yd succub bo one such trap, ds wnat you lEdlalm iobe fallm bracnF sEewing the pati give waymdd your rei8ht/ drolping you ln[o a deep pit linedwith slE.poed sta(6. You .almt shop youspu fronfanin8 in dd being spmd by dE mel pit-stak€s.Roll one die, add on€ dd lGe this tuy srMNapoints (ryouhave TtuQri.*d,gsp€ciaLab iry youmy dinde L\is dmage by ., tuding fracEG n! )lr you are stil ali{d, you wmhuny stuggle out of rhepit-hap and do wlEt you (a to bind you wohdsbefore Ejoining tlp 6t of trF pa.ry 6 they d€prepalirg to rehm to VaesJDJ. Tum to 151.

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447DrcppinE doM h!6 rh. bbkm moturEd ioP of Oicwa! you rand in , pilc or Nl bav6 md, Cmtingddtng gl,c rX .tund, you (EP bard! 6icho@. You 6Ez od on h.dinB a 6t, hut r i3 onlylh€ cNkin8 cry ot t w@dct ard norhint ro b.aft'aid ot You aF only td y.rds rmm the d@r wh€nyou hear th€ tunous saPin8 or Pas ciawint thP8lound !o 8et at you/ rhe .adlh8 ol a long cnan mdth6 a snarling barl thrt sosds like it must helont (osohe nonstrous do8 Running aroud the side of rhehouseisacr€atrEthatdtfiBtyou r,keto!eawoll Amom€nt's.onsid.ration l.rq md yor* that, desPireMhine lowards yd on all tom, ot€ wo aciullyha the physi.al pmponioN ol a lfu It is nol urnikdF WhFwor yd l€ll fdl of md yet l6ks like it lEsb.dtapFdnid t'.6lmton'dniShtrEsstill

4.33-439ro,t6). Hovsq, iI you chmF io fi8hi ed Edue tneWolf-W€E's reN^ lo 4 poinls or 16, hm to 4F.

{34TIF Cqdel gnbs you Bilh boih ol its hug€ lBndsmd l 6 yu b.dily ofi rhe B6ud. With a gtut otd.light the oAr huls you ,S.iNt th€ ha6 ol the Catedd you fall to OE Fo6d, aadlinS brus€d ribs (lo*4 sr MINA poinls). lf you iE sriu alive, you sra68e!1oo the Cage to klain your p6s6siotr belc.t'sappearing hto dE cowd$ lo hide you! embarde

489The p6ple of the p.ns hav€ b.en prct€.ting theirnG!s, hdils ad hon6 Ircn ihe pFlatiN of wildadhals for far l@ger rhan rhey h.vc had to {orryabout a W@bedr, s the foEr parhs e riddl€d widrwolitiF wnich aF tsl6 effdivc agaitut mwaryhlllr1s. WaRmB alonS a FhinSly litdFus€d kackalone you sucMb lo onc su.h trap, as what you hadtaten to be fallen bran.hes strcwing the paL\ Eive wayudd youwei8ht/ <trcppin8 yo! inlo a d€ep pii linedwil}r sharymd stak€s. You .dnnot srop yousell fromr.Uhg m dd behg sp€arcd bt lhc m€l pit-srakFRoI on€ djca add oft and lda this n&y sr MrN^poinB. (tf you harc 17i. Q,rttarirj sFia] abiliy youmay drvide El'is dda8e by 2, 6un ting t.acriG up )If you N stil aliv€, tou ev6ball/ shg6]e at oi rh€pi trap dd do Ehir you can ro bind yu wos.lsb€ror Fioinins tlF 6l or lhe party 6 tney NpEparing to Etrm ro v.r8ennol. Tuh tio 15r.

lI the Wor-wen wos& you hore tlE tuicq add Ipoint to you dNcs 8coE. You may evaPe att rrhree Ath& Roude, ll you wish, ruMing bacl lo tlrcerhmce to ihe estate rnd .limbnS back ov€r rhe wau,as ih€ wou-wep will b. hcld 6t bay by iis dEin (tum

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490Th€ eay thrcugh de s@d! th.t y@ hlve choewidN 6 it pals betuq <lifts ot frllen lav6betws the ns. Th€ Dale di$ ot the su sink l@.rh a f@hlrels grcy eky, dE nmotono6 3ky*.p€bFk€n only by th€ napping sp€<k of budr chrmintto th€ir lGts. Ih€ir h@E cEaling ai€. eho ac@th€ l6n6s aopy Yu nid turu to dbwhts ofelr@ yd shouLl ohp fd th€ night a the nMapF.6 lite. luilEnt lalan.bov€ you. Wthdttuy wdina Fu e Fi4d by dippling pffi th.tfoctou toywl<lE, 6.spin6 f dbEth,Sodprihgis happddng to fi€ vdy libE of tou bein6 $&ile dpnu$d 214 @ ytu,tr'r-rlr Srrr.nd tuh tio

-4r1

Eh d you @ grgging @ the pctest sliftyou lel its met'@rphcint powa bt€ hol.l ot y@.Th€ €fk of ln€ nubgdic slinc @6blnerl wirhth€ ly@duDpy nddrng 4qy fibE ol ]eu bdn&lotE }!u !o ud€r8o a @rasEopluc FNlofutid.Musl6 otr.cr and twist, boc n€lt.nd reIm,stin b€.ffi ditin. hair b.6n6 Er* 6u, udl wh.lLs l€ft lehble d unholy oc b.n een a coctMdrand a rcll. You 6Did Fstmtid, derbaledby the ly€ntrlbpy, shdLr 6a rh€ ndts, Bur youno lonSer cc.b.ur 3ucn 6in8s or d6 mmberyou lif. b.lorc thb mmhr .5 all Op hmity youmG had i. gde Yoq advmt@ 6& h€E, 4 youhnb d6kn hrd th€ ddl sctuiry of tlE dmg6cb€trarh lhe ahb€y, wh@ r@ begin yoqr @w lil€ddg tlPv@ d @ of tlm.

49494q,

You folow the oddd ro eorha jucrio& wh@ rlE

lDsdre, bd.<uCftt h{diblq N fou IIB.@idi*<t E, €..h @ @s thc IEet in lagdl Th€h*r8'hod! Loki6i tr. hm.d ht|m ehrl* IrE

nBht-hrnd th .t tlE t'rErim (tuh te a) q witlyd Mtr@ sliitht .l@4 par th. fe€ding b€erl6

493TlE Chrngeltrt li6 dad .t

'tu tue! IE etddly

oupl t ? ln holM blr nor .r rlE lho{gnt drt }en w kjl.<l th.n b.by ll Le d it . Eil hd bdr lifi€d

Blddjr8 F.tfu Dnud ednis wile f'fuI yN l6v€th.ir lam !o lind rhar rh€ Rimlod has pasd d

EE tr83

well. Disconslalc Lhrt you hav€ rct mdged lo ha.kdoM tne B€asl or vargenhol but satislied that yoqhave done Eood at Bau€r Fam, you @tiae

'our sleps

tlmugh lne hius, neSotiating the wooded slop$ asdusk fals ed rhe toM cond in siSht atain. Tm

494'Do rct fret h€r ga4!'

'ou hea vd Ri.hl6 shout,

ahhoug! his voie com6 b /ou * in . dcah Donot l@t into h€r €y6l' yotr hsr him crt, loud.r lhistihe. You smehow MaSe ro bE t he of herb€guiling pMd, teding ydr eys away kom he6.Th€E is m ddbt in your mird th3r thit is rheCMt€ss lsold€, bdy oI Mau, vdpiB dd n€@m. Aftr yoo t^oe what nusl tE don€. But b.k)Eyou cm et, ltE codt€6' *fldt 8jv6 a piercin&hiBh-pirh€d dy and rhrcws hireu ar the vampiEHdter, ed * vd Ri.hben is taking aih witn hispinol. rn€ 5|r@ to slow a th€ Eaut-la.€d M'sMy warps, degnE shaF drmticaly lG ambon6 appear to @nhacr€vd s hjs nrSar bms l€ng-thq, membnn6 ot leath€ry s}jn unfulirS bctwen

495theh. Th. hd'r ed h{@. evq FoF poind asNi n6e be(@6 m u8ly sout, hi5 tursv€Ed bodybstin8 rr* ol ore rom

'eMis of hjs cloth6. No

lmger d M but 'w

a bat of unb€li€vaue prcportic, with a wingspd appra.hbg 12 let, theVUDiB' !@ar sw@Ds on Van Richld fteW€Ellb.l mkh6 hold of hnn with.lawed f€.r d4with two sttsg winrbdts, dEgs hih up hlo lhevaurt oI the dohe. You etci a dinr or sel md l.tutlE Wbeb6l sed ir pain' as n is sr bnblingiow.r& one ol th€ relvelnED€d winrtoes. l ri0r .splinl*irg aash, th€ VdpiE Hmtd ad dE WbFbat $asi thFuSn lhe Bla$ dd prung€ io lhendatls FaPFd in a hutu.r hud6B db@.

rr 3uddanly dawfu d yd rhnt yd m al@ again,4d dE VdDiK ha Fali!.d tlEt fad r@ llltth abarstE s@ ol lE M srE thrys heEelf at you,clnE dd IanF fl.al€d, Or d@pdve Blahou other aluint b..ury Fpla@d by her true bat-lileud€ad lom. r v@ hrve a $lv€r Cl6 md wdt !or it, or a Prn ot Silvq Cm.l|6tclc wilh wnicn vou.d i6prcvi*, tuh !o 17, If not, hrm [o 41

$5S..ued by !h ndacld !o what b elkiveiy r r srblel o, Nd, you b€me the urlortutut€ r6s forthe el€hqtat fury oI rhe ele.iri...l stom. r^]lth *v€ralhhrlEd thoMd volts oi nw .l€chicity pGsingihrugh you body you & 6l€d lo a hazzle stil.jl lh.t t lefi ir a hllm*rEped llmp of chaoal.

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496You opm ue .loor ud step tbrouSh rnb a vastbanqneting chdber ra,hat was obvidsly on.e aluxrionslylajdtable with linsr !m€ cnim, gleding gili adery md m8nitcmt Blittelhg crystal.dtEFeces b now nothin8 bette! thd a dogkdimer Platbe6 Di rohin8 ioo4 while with solidifi€d8rs*, litber the soiled tabledodl, while th€ cdaFsd.l bones oi may ptuFd neals lje streM amss tietsnble and ov€r the noor Healing a cnomping, slaveFing $ud yd look l,owar& the fd md oI tie na]lsitbng at th€ ofier €nd of the table aE drR veiledwoma w€arina aowtu tiat were me m doubtIabulous e*mplb of dr drestrElel,s et, but whichaF now tom md disheveled. the noise is dre soundof drejr dilguting table mmerr a d]ey pj.k at ineremis of chicko.mass. Orp of the women stopsabtuptl, wm as she is suc!.inE the ndrow lrom a legbone, md sills i1]e an sha.plj, 'We nave compd,si6id6,'she mrls. Tle othe. iwo wonm bofr ceasethen nessy ea1n8 rhen dd snifi the air, tuhin8 yotrwat fieir iaces nidden behind their vens. MovinS 6slealth y as cats, $e rtuee wone 8!de towdrts yda.ross the bdqueting chdber

'Vvhafs rhis,' aslc dothq, her l,one idperiou ddnmkrg, 'dothd 8u€st ior dimd?'

'Or aother co6e?' eys the thir4 8leetuny. 1 dohopeso I'm stillnmgry.'

'INlat have yon bmugnt s, lreh neat?'fie tusr ask,addresing you diPcdy. 'AF you th€ nexr couse or

Fr-l Ffl

197do you have sorcihing de io d€Ignr ud wirh?'atli.t sh. puus asr& h€r veil dd you g.!p in @x-p€.t€d hodor as Fu Gtch si8ht ol dE f.e b€n.!th. Iti3 a hld€ous amalg,m of huftn b€ht 6d .nimol,3om€wh€E betuq dBt or a wosM .nd r shewolr]h€ wolt-womn I'cks a lons pht |mtu. acro$caMe fe8s ad sneirus Lr@ a nile 3Pllt! hethonible vis8e. H@ *dl yDu Eact to dn! p.l.d6?will you Edy yo. w€pm ed PlerE ro tlthl(t'h to r.6) d wil yd ofi€r dE wol'-wofun he-thhg fimaMgyNP@@ (nm tot9)?

191nE battle@dy Stri8oivN srop ar th..dB. of th.fi€lds bet6d tE $utlm FrilEta ot th.n vin g..FE h:v.bdrlitinim-mu8ht brolE, th. s.&rftm th.6E driftin8 aw.y @ ttE b[dlrd fi.I.b.So{ft ,o t ide .Ry yd ft}E our ih..brl CUF of.w@d6 w.ldrtos.a Fitid.d in n6t o{. lip olsF.88lt h6. .nEy alweF @ thE w.t' I<ctrds[.05 dimusly And lih]b! wait.

S.@r.l bdeNibing lM Li.r y@ h.!r rtrnuflled ioling ot a Dd, turjng ni<lnitht And dEny@ h€ar the Hwling fd dE 6at tim.: OE $urdMd!ach ol iewarE mina throuth,oE v.lNA volce reds toh up in fte wrkntow.r, 'Th.y'E

You eyes strainin& you Fff into di. d.rkresrlvilting b€h{€en the schggy E* you cd * whllaPFu to be writhin8 t€ndrils oI nisl Ar th. Lndlus@ne d6d, they t le o the tom ol isubet ntirl

49&.19,wolf-like @atuG, *id\ 3avag€ daBg€Fhgrh f6tsdd elongahrl tea.ing claws. And aI dE whn., rherlE d hslirg cmtinu6. Ron tuo dia. Ir th€ total i!lds than or equ.l lo you .tuNex smF, tum to 1?5r if

{93'Don'r &l' th. spidarolrrm slEeks s you tlh tlil.nd M, sEy with ne and ny husbads,'sh€.n6 .Erri nttl€ afF. tou rc rhe /Arsted hEls oflM .nd dw.rh dDt litE dE fl@ of ls dEnberYou d h€.rrhem@E clcing@yo dFu Echr hnuEl, 0E r@f ol whkh

's lhi<k wilh dE M-lib

port' orh{ry stw sfrla.riEs YNf@tlallr dldngrtm th. b.<lrc<k y@ laonch

'orsdt dM EE

iuM.l. S.<dds htE the SpideQr6 sClle6 16tEl b'rlk into tlE pe8qat and yd She i5 notSointbl.tto!6etawaythatasdy- I|.t prr LULllFu @ L(ry, tum to 396 II y@ ft Unru.ky, tlPn@terot h6 up eidrFu tum to:5E

19tYou clolhedripin8*ih dr. fdle€ninAst gdt*.ls ol tl'. pol yd had ybur*rfdtdro rh€ b.r*B.loE goin8 d yod Hy you dop b dEl ovd yourcluipmdr ard rh€ dbts of you bacbek Your.word .n.l leafi.r amou, apd from bug w€t, aFfhe, a! aF h@t ol th. tldngs srowed iside you oil..kin b6ckp.(r. H@rye!, a errain rmba of youlPbvilio$ hav€ ben sDoiled bv contact with th€watd (Rollon€diaa tqove ip u) rhis nuhb€r ofMeab non youPrdisios ) Your ldFh is srill int ct

trtr

t6, but *1r d'y powdd arld kindlinS you l(ep itridcyou tindeAox ha Bot wet ari will bke a whne bdry dt. The n€rr tim. you e l,old you hay onry dosonethiry if you liSht you lanlem, you may notch@se dut option. The subequent time you aF grvensu.h m option the tindd wll bc dry dd you naymake *Ei Fl<tion fbm fid on. Now tuh lo 46

5aAs hn a you eire at dE shrll narkd tlrM oIVdgdnof you s.re that ebethinS is wong. A pallol fed dd u.crlainty he8s or€r the pbce likea so0Fring shroud. A grolp of nen wirh spike-.olaFd hutinS d.Bs de Sathered in font oIVargs$dfl nNling hrll. A portly man the bovn'sbu$orusr€r is ad.L6in8 thc pariy. (te! lheggPEl hubbub of dp tom e+ft, whcrc thd6 plythei. hade your h€ighto€d hcarinB .al.h6 oddrnaiches of the burSomasb! musing sPtc.h, ptua6such as'plaguin8 our lands', 'wcEbc.sl nd'some-

II you wml to avail youElf oI $e *ruics vara€'fiofhs !o ofi€r, um ro 32 II rct, you can €iLls join |nep.rry oI hqlc6 8lttFEd b€foE tlr nding IBI(hrm to 2ol) oi quil lh€ tioM wrrhour d.Xyiry neF rr

501Sturhng the drrchara€d pistol inlo lhe l€ather b€ltl@Fd arcund hrs ro@, dp Hctdl6s HiShwalmrlfthstls a baskelhdt€d sbn, Frdy lo la€ tru in

502

h:nd-iohard @mbat. REdy with yod M blade,yd PFPaE ro d€t6d tturs€u.HEADLESSHIGHWAYMAN sxrlS r.m B

l/flile,ou are fighting, dE HighwryM maintainea grip m the head in his othe. hand, whi.h shdtcmcouaSinS o.m€nts to ib body rs ii fight9, whi.hyou 6nd ncl oltputtinSr lou mEt also Edue yduAftack sE6dr by 1 poini b€Eu y@r oppolEt irstill in EE eddL &d rc h6 d adveht€ ova you. Vyou d€lear rhe Phmton feld, tuh to ru.

502Defying d$ln, and graviry the hotg mak€ ule,mp,dr.EginS *p naS6..h ovd trF brink of tlre brckenbndge bdind thm. Ar dE co.h Gal€ dM onrolh€ @d on the orlpr side of Ok chash, Krtya rsrlNM iiom her pat at the fmt oI th€ caEia8e onrorh€ back of one of rhe holss. At the s.me time thercad vee6 tjo the;ght 38ain ad cmr+€s lrom thed4epack€d pin€s ro folltr e €quolly p@ariouscollr almg the edt€ ol rotlPr pRipitos Sorge tothe lelt The ceia8e slid6 $daaF, sdiry a 6ede ol Fbbl6 tDh rhe ed sto L\c void. If youdont *iz. MFol ot the rering cmiaae - d.tsml - you psuit of the W€Eb€asi codd still edin alr you dcalh6. Vaulting intio ih€ d.ivels seat yo!Srab hold ol rh. rl..tcned Fins . T6l lonr Skill.ll yotsucce€d, tum ro (:, how€v€., I you fiil, tuh !o 444.

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5cJAt rhe heEht ofyou battl€ witn th€ WzFwor, thc tulln@n comes into vjew beyond the iall window .t thcend of $e chambea bathing dp Comtt.hdb.s iniie mystical lumindcmce. Mmnlight wash€s overyou cnd il leels as U the el4 white beams aF sakinghto evely poF. You were so clo* b completing yourqu6r Ii only you cd tep ihe be4t conrained . littLlonS€! mybe you sti! cfl Ron thE die. r you aEwearing a Mmtone Abuler, subtact 3 hom thedice oU. r the new Lot3l is Ls thd or €qu,l ro youcHA\cEsoft,tuhto25 liitisSHt€r/tumro23t.

501Tdpp.r Soh d,6 m the md of

'd swod wilh .

de on hE IiF (e 2 LDd !onb). And ihd 0rfiauE shdu8 Bt to him is tufoninS inro .

'erifyint noruter The duns dut wa mc 0r

BuBonaster sl,sh€ ar tou hth lhlrhainr drws,dealing you a ewaSe eoDd t@ I r MN^ point!

505Th€ D€ath's Heads n.re a sinGt€r holow kndki.Ssound thai mrmrifi€s as you d.aw mdi lbl rd!/Lkr. It you aE Lucky, hn io rt6. r you d unlu.ly,

506Slowly the md Lowds his pistol 'So, whata lonc t av0ld like you out m a ni8ht suchin thse ..@d lmdr? he asks. Wi[ youshe8d orc rturh, that you e s€Ljng a cw

liJ L !l

9tt-soddM or . we@olf's bite (tm to r1r), or wil you rtuhim that you rE on a p€rmal quest io rid rhe hd olLupravia of OE mdy evils that bar ns reputali6ndnons thc principalities ol Masistsatia (ium to rrl)?

5.4You ioumey ro. a nishl dd a day takinS th€ roadno{h though rhe pinewoods, .ossinS a bridtcspanning a d,rk dEm, md onwards along the €d8coI dE p@ipto6 Ca]s Gorg€, folowin8 siSns roWulfeEiein. Male a rDte of OE nmbe. r4o on your

^dMrua Srar and rh6 lrm b !.

504As thc d.y Ftr on dd dF lrudows lagthd youpas 6e boGdary lhat mrk dppoint when tubbyhenlNed bftnrc loE! TlE paths n fiict lilhlan6 hav6, EE sLletal lolm of the ft€ sinGt€' as6cir shiltin8 shndos Ed to.

'ou

with bl..t.lawing 6n96. You iave not tsav€Ied fa. inro rlFr66t when yd cme upm a hiSh stone wall rhar ob..ros bdwem dr€ ktc, mdking the iEnn€'er d,whai hNr b€ Op dmde of a huting lodS€ or sonrKluded n,no. holE. Alittl€ turther on you rcBe io

' pan oI hrge, ruted iron gal€s that are fimly lNked.

'nre r.ack dEt l€ads up [o th6e gates is €v€n ler,regulally used ad noF d€rsftM tha^ th€ pathyou are following. A wea0efaded si8n on o^e ot lhctats rea&, 'B@are of the DoA'. IhbuBh the !ust'flakin8 bd y@ cd R the ludown mmion lhatthe wal md the gar6 srro*. You (fuot tel hoyGupied or othe@iF *E sbb my be - n €uld be

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509'You plae B rct with s,' ds Mfter etE, ln fae agtih mdk oI indrfeue 'So y@ d mt wercomeheE' B€I@ you d.speal, the litde ]16 l,o6s ahddful oI slduing poftdq in you fae md yodcolapF u@ious ir d irutdt . . .

Whd you ohe to again rt is sEU ila* and wthingtels you that you e a lqlg way tom wh@ yotrsrard. You e lyin8 at a cGsruds sl]rcmded bydse woodrand ad you @ ufi€rly alone th@ istu sign oI th€ Cdivale. A quick dEk of youbactpa.k eveals tLe th€It oI aI you Cold Pi(6 udmy Silvd itens you fry hav€ had widl you. (]-os zLls poinls.) cNing you mkfdtu€, althdShdoubtles you brughtit on )o$€lJ, yd dftidewhatro do nexr Asi$post ndked with fou Plac l1m4studs at the csrcads: Balci to tle north-w€st,Shigoiva to 0E south-west, Vdg€nlDf to ut€ mrth-east ad l\Gu to the rcuth€dt Havi^g haven€dlron lhe wst alsdy, ad msing that you mwardpath li$ to the east, y@ are ldt with two cho'c6. r4Dlyou head i^ the diEction of Varge!'hof (hm to 49o),d folow the l€s wel kodden path to Mas (hm

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510Srddhg m the oultyaJd beyond the uguard€.tgaiehoce, you lmt bowards ttE ruin doos to th€casde at the bop oI a Fand er oI slon€ steps. Ahov€the mhae ro th€ ctutle is nbluoned rh. ftrr.rthe ruring fdny oI Lupnvia - a howling wou'! lEadaSaiGt a tull wdjns n@. Rousin8 yd .oungsyod dinb the sbeF and pDsh opd lh€ main d@6.You Jiqd yomell in a duty, didrly lt dkdce hatl.The plae sem d€pn€d. BMd pdeg€ways leadaway furthd inro oE casde/ to left dd nghr whjle<ti4^tly in lrdt of y@, a grmd, ft.abEly cdedshone stai(ap.is6 to a balcmy md dothq Fr ofcloFd doubb doo6. H@ do you wet ro pFSGs

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541<loo.,but beioE yd.d pa.h tha you must avoid thehuge axe blade that swines at the sd oI a ironp€idulm pole ba& md fonh a$r tlE passaSewayr}!uwdrto pfted, t ying tododge theFndDlffiblade io Eaci the dmr at the end ot the oEidor, tuhto 4?r. lf you wodd rathe. nor risk it, you will have iodqdd OE staias again, rehm to fie Map R6m,4{t leave thDugn rhe dtemdve qit fieft (hn

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