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 The chest appears as black as night inside, a dark void from which no light escapes. Carefully you peer further into the box and sense something moving within its dim recesses. Startled by what you have found you step back and feel a chill run down your spine as the quiet of the Hresh's quarters is broken by a soft, cold laugh. It carries through the room as a mocking jeer that rises from the darkness within, full of malice and hatred. Unsure of what you have found you move forward, intent on slamming the lid and locking it tight once again.
As you reach for the chest you recoil as a spectral hand emerges from its interior, grasping at the edges of the box as if it is trying to pull itself out. As you watch a thick mist fills the chamber, the shadows within its roiling vapours defining something grotesque and alien that is struggling into being, its now visible shape gaining in size and substance. Horrified by the apparition that is materialising before you, you move towards the door and await a possible attack. It comes quickly.
The ghostly form solidifies into the flesh and bone of a Berserker, a mindless creature designed for the defence of magic artifacts. The Berserker is fully two and a half metres tall, unamoured and protected only by a loincloth and a vicious sword as long as its arm. Its red glowing eyes widen as it notices your presence and it slowly steps forward, then raises its sword and charges.
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The Berserker has a combat value of 18 and an endurance rating of 15. If you are victorious over the Berserker turn to section 20.
If you are defeated by the Berserker then it is here that your journey ends. Hopefully if this proves to be your fate you wil find more success in a later life.
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This book, and its associated books and other documents in the Chronicles of Arborell series are the intellectual property of the author, Wayne F Densley, and all rights are reserved by him. Windhammer is best viewed at 1024 x 768 resolution. Any questions regarding the Chronicles of Arborell can be answered by emailing the author at densleyw@shoal.net.au
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