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 Windhammer! In a thundering concussion of grasping claws the Dragon raises itself ponderously from the fiery pit. Retreating to the shadows within the passage you peer out into the Deep Vault, watching as the serpent finds its footing upon the edges of the pit before lifting the rest of its body out onto the ruined floor. Even though you are wrapped within the debilitating heat of the Vault your blood runs cold as you realise the sheer size of the monster. Standing more than twenty metres at the shoulder the Dragon is a vision of slick, glass-like scales, black even in the glow of a thousand fires, that reaches more than sixty metres from armoured head to horned tail. Fully out of the pit the beast flexes its wings before scraping razor-sharp claws across the stone flooring. As it stands in the ruddy glow of its domain you watch Windhammer and know that it stands between you and the Tellandra, and the object of your quest stands close indeed.
At the end of the Deep Vault, upon a stepped platform of marbled stone resides the Tellandra, its form no more than a simple column of white petrified wood. As you peer into the steam and billowing mists you can sense that it is now within reach, but if you are to save Maenum there is no time left. The Pillar of Stonewood radiates power, though even as you consider the ancient talisman you can see that its energy wanes, its capacity to keep the walls of Maenum strong weakening. Your people must be saved and there can only be one chance with this serpent. One strike from those talons will tear the life from you.
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Do you have the three talismans of power required to defeat the Dragon Windhammer? If you have the Dragonseye, the Dragonclaw and Morgen's Spear turn to section 208. If you have none or only some of these items turn to section 165. If you do not have all of the three artifacts listed but have recently encountered the Druhl and escaped it in the underworld beneath Stoneholme turn to section 564.
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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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