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Thanking Providence that you have survived the encounter you press on, ever mindful of your need to reach Stoneholme as quickly as possible. With Pallenten set on a south-west path you settle down for what must be a swift passage to the mountains. She gallops purposefully forward, revelling in the challenge of bringing you to the object of your quest.
For your own part you settle into the ride and consider the slow rise of the Krodestaag mountains before you. So far your journey has been through lands well known to you, but these mountains are a different matter altogether. Since the fall of the Stone Kingdoms no Dwarvendim has ventured upon the old roads and trails, the denizens that infest these cold summits good enough reason to keep distant. You wonder quietly how you will fare when you reach the foothills, and you must leave the strength of this extraordinary horse behind.
To the north the storm closes in, building in strength as it moves southwards, its veiled base a dark wall of impenetrable gloom rushing ominously towards you. Within its towering, anvil-capped clouds you can see the violence of its raging winds and the havoc that it is creating on the ground below. Looking towards the tempest you feel a strange tingling sensation with each lightning blast as it hits the unprotected earth and flinch as it is quickly followed by deafening drumrolls of thunder. With Pallenten galloping ever faster the wind increases beyond gale force, the grasses blown flat to the horizon by its power. You will need to seek shelter from this storm, for to be caught in its full fury may very well be your undoing.
With rain slapping at your face you search the horizon for suitable protection. Apart from a series of rocky outcrops there appears to be nothing close that will give you shelter from the storm. As you ride further on you come across a cluster of boulders that may provide some shelter, but you will need to check them out first.
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If you have the skill of Bushcraft turn to section 468. If you do not possess this skill but wish to go to the boulders turn to section 282. If you believe that better protection might be found further to the west turn to section 336.
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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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