Chapter 2 : Terror Mountains
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| Chia Oscuro | |
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* Get the wordstone from damp smelly cave
before you can understand what the chias are saying
An example of what they say before obtaining
wordstone: |
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Ullistl says, "Hello! You must be a visitor to our snowy little town. Feel free to look around; we're all very friendly here. If you need a meal and a rest, I'd be glad to let you stay here for the night." > Say, "May we rest here?" (Cost: free) Ullistl says, "Sure, go right ahead. I can spend the night at
Girjor's house; he's got an extra bed." |
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Lveydi says, "Hello! I certainly hope you can get our wordstone back. Without it, no one can understand what we say!" She pauses for a moment. "Oh... I see you already did get it back. Well, thanks!" She smiles. |
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Jarasth says, "Welcome to Chia Oscuro! You should talk to Sthora, the
village elder, if you haven't already. She really knows her stuff. If you
want potions, though, I'm your chia." -Jarasth's inventory- Name & Cost
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Sthora says, "Hello! I am Sthora, the chief elder
of the town of Chia Oscuro. Thank you so much for finding our wordstone!
That horrible Leximp who stole it has been a problem for years, but he was
never really more than a nuisance until he stole the wordstone from us." You say, "What's going on around here?" "Well, as long as anyone can remember, Terror Mountain has been protected by the Snowager, a great ice worm. The Snowager clears the passes, eats wandering monsters, and keeps us all safe. Every morning when it wakes, it lets out a loud roar, which lets us know that it still guards us. Then it patrols the mountain, clearing roads and passes that have become blocked by ice or rocks (there's a lot of avalanches on Terror Mountain), and eating any dangerous monsters that are around." > Say, "Sounds good. What's the problem, exactly?" "The problem is, the Snowager stopped roaring a few weeks ago, and none of us have seen it since then. We used to be able to go all over the mountain, but now that the Snowager's not around, the monsters and other dangerous creatures are everywhere! Now we can't even leave the safety of our town. So we don't even know what's going on around the rest of the mountain!"
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Thaddeus says, "Ah, so you found this 'wordstone,' did you? Let me have a look at it." Thaddeus inspects the stone, muttering to himself and slowly reading over the inscriptions on its surface. Finally, he hands it back to you and rubs his eyes. "And it magically lets you understand the chias' language, just by holding it? Well, quite a remarkable thing, this wordstone is. Maybe now we can find out what they're all agitated about!" |
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Girjor says, "Hello! Well, I don't think I've ever seen people like you before. You must be from distant lands. Hopefully you can do something about the Snowager. It's been missing for weeks now! We're all very frightened. I wish I knew what was happening!" |
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Stolfr says, "Hello! The Snowager protects us and keeps the mountain passes clear, but it hasn't been seen in a long time. We're all scared, and don't know what to do! Normally the Snowager wakes up every morning and roars, letting us know that it's still here to protect us... but a few weeks ago, it stopped." |
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Ynhar says, "Hello! You seem friendly. Maybe you can find out why the Snowager's disappeared? Nobody here knows, and we're all much too scared to climb up the mountain and find out!" |
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Aunoll says, "Hello! I have nothing useful to say, because I'm frightened out of my wits!" |
| Damp, smelly cave | |
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The Leximp shouts, "Hey! You get out of here! I stole the wordstone fair and
square! Those dumb chias don't even know how to read. It's mine! Mine, I
tell you!" |
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| Mountainside Inn (Terror Mountain Eastern Pass) | |
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Munar says, "Welcome to the Snowy Rest Inn. My
name's Munar, and I'm the owner. If you want to spend the night, it'll cost
you 200 gold pieces."
> Say, "We'd like to rent a room for the night." (Cost: 200 gp) Munar says, "That'll do fine, thanks. Your room's upstairs, on
the left." > Say, "What can you tell me about Terror Mountain?" "Well, don't let the name fool you, but Terror Mountain used to be quite the skiing resort. That is, until all the monsters started infesting the place. We did great business until then... and now, everyone who's staying here is stuck here until it's safe to go back down the mountain." > Say, "The chias in the village at the bottom of the mountain said that the Snowager is missing." "Oh! That makes sense. I always used to get woken up at dawn by the Snowager's roaring, but ever since then I've been oversleeping. I'd use an alarm clock, but I never needed one because the Snowager woke me up, and now I can't even leave the inn to go get one." |
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When she sees you,
Talinia shouts, "Captain! Er..." She looks around for a moment, then
continues more quietly. "It's me, Commander Talinia! I appear to be stuck in
this simulation... I'm some kind of archer or ranger." She holds up a stout
wooden bow and a quiver of arrows. You notice that she's clad in simple
leather armor. "The 'monsters' outside are too powerful for me to fight by
myself, so I've stayed in this inn. Now that you're here, though, I should
join you, and maybe we can figure out what's going on."
> Say, "Sure, come on." Talinia says, "You got it, sir." > Say, "No, stay here for now." "Ah, okay, just let me know when you need me, sir."
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Borhal says, "What do you want? Oh, I'm sorry, where are my manners? I'm Borhal, the cook here at the inn. Normally we're completely full up, so I'm extremely busy, but since the Snowager disappeared, things slowed down a little. Obviously. Anyway, in my spare time I cook up potions, which I can sell to you, if you need them."
-Borhal's Inventory-
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Evyas says, "I can't believe this. We finally get away for a skiing trip, and what happens? Some bizarre magical creature disappears, and now we're stuck here! I never should have left Neopia Central..." |
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Faria says, "Don't be so grouchy, Evyas. At least we get to be up in the nice, fresh mountain air. What with all the sewage problems Neopia Central's been having lately, I don't think I'd want to be there now, anyway!" |
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Orsing says, "Well, even though we're stuck here in this inn, at least we've
got a nice, toasty fire to keep us warm. Why don't you have a seat and we
can chat awhile?"
> Say, "How long have you been here?" "Oh, a few weeks, ever since the Snowager stopped roaring in the mornings. Like everyone else, it's too dangerous for me to leave. Why, I used to be an adventurer like you, but now I'm too old to go fight monsters. And I've seen some vicious, fierce monsters out the windows since I've been stuck here, let me tell you." > Say, "What kinds of monsters?" "Well, the biggest one I saw was an enormous, furry spyder. There are lots of other snow spyders scuttling about, but this one was easily three times as large! It didn't come very close to the inn, but it was so big, I could see it clearly from far away." > Say, "Do you know anything about the chias at the bottom of the mountain?" "Ah, the chias... Yes, I visited there the first day after I arrived at the inn. The Chias were very polite... I think. I couldn't understand anything they were saying, though, but they were all smiles and friendliness. Come to think of it, that was the day before the Snowager disappeared." > Say, "The chias use a magical wordstone so that outsiders can understand them. I recovered it for them." "Ah, did you now? I'll have to go back and visit them, now that I'll be able to understand what they're saying." |
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Hjala says, "Eh, what? Sorry, I was sleeping. Not much else to do around here, since we're all stuck indoors. I know I didn't pay for a vacation in order to spend the whole time sleeping. I could have done that at home!" With that, she flops her head back down on the pillow and goes back to sleep. |
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Illun says, "Why, a fellow adventurer! And here I
was thinking we were the only ones on the mountain."
> Say, "You're adventurers?" "Yes indeed. We've slain many a fiendish foe, including some of the monsters up here on the mountain. Normally there's not much call for adventurers, these days... but now that we've found these monsters, we're certain to receive the acclaim and glory we deserve!" > Say, "Wow, that's very... heroic. Good luck to you." "Yes, it is, isn't it? And thank you very much. Once we finish resting up a little, we'll surely see you out in the wilderness. Ta!" > Say, "So if you're here to kill monsters, why aren't you outside?" "Ah, er... heh... well... you see, uh... we're taking a break, yes, that's it. We've been slaying monsters all morning! Even heroic adventurers need a break every once in a while." While she's saying this, she manages to look everywhere around the room except at you.
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Wunarka says, "Don't fret about Illun, there...
she's a bit of a braggart. We are, technically, adventurers, but not by
choice. More by necessity. We arrived on the mountain only a couple of days
ago, and we didn't know about the Snowager or the monsters. Illun insisted
on taking what she called a 'shortcut.'" > Say, "I'm guessing it wasn't really a shortcut?" "You know the saying, 'The shortest distance between two points is a straight line'? Well, the longest distance between two points is a shortcut. Anyway, the main roads up to the mountain all have Neopian police on them, warning people to turn back. The shortcut missed them, so when we were nearly here, we got attacked by some ferocious lupes!" > Say, "What happened?" "Well, it was scary, but lately I've been learning martial arts -- neo-fu, specifically. I was able to defeat one of the lupes, and the other one ran off. We saw a few more monsters on the way here, including some giant spyders and a shaggy, angry-looking uni!" > Say, "That sure does sound scary." "Yes... but we survived, and now we're here. Unfortunately, once we recovered from the shock, Illun decided that she had been the heroic one. Oh well."
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Eridin is writing something as you introduce
yourself. He says, "Excuse me for a moment..." and finishes writing a few
words. Then he turns to look at you. "Well, hello, there. My name's Eridin,
and I'm a writer, as you may have guessed." > Say, "What are you writing?" "A story of my travels. Someday I hope to have a full journal of my entire journeys." > Say, "How much have you written so far?" "Ah... see this paper?" He holds up the sheet he was just writing on. "This is about it so far. I've just started my travels, really, and I got stuck here when the Snowager vanished. Nothing has really happened since then. So, there's not really anything to write about. Depressing, isn't it?" > Say, "Yes, a bit, I suppose." "Ah well. I guess I should get back to my writing. If I don't get out of here, I may have to start making things up!" |
| Before town of Happy Valley | |
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Kolvars,
the Terror Fiend! (health 225)
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| Happy Valley | |
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| * NOTE: SHOPS GIVE A DISCOUNT AFTER COMPLETING LOST BOY TASK!!! Prices listed below are before discount! | |
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Jualie says, "Have you seen my little boy, Niacha?
He's been missing for hours, and I've no idea where he is!" > Say, "I'll see if I can find him." "Oh, will you? That would be wonderful! I looked myself for a while, but I couldn't find him, and it's so cold outside. Please find him!" |
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~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lost Boy~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Niacha says, "Oh, you found me! I've been hiding here for hours, and nobody's found me yet. I've just been behind the trees this whole time! It can't be that hard." > Say, "Everyone's been looking for you. They think you ran away." Niacha says, "What?? No! I was playing hide-and-seek with Koli." > Say, "Koli said she went home to get her mittens and when she got back, you were gone." Niacha says, "She did? I guess I didn't hear her right. I thought she said, 'Now go hide like a kitten.' I guess that's a pretty strange thing to say, but I thought she was just being weird." He scowls. "Girls are weird," he says. > Say, "You should go home. Your mother misses you." Niacha says, "Oh, okay. I will. Thanks, mister!" He runs off toward his house. |
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Vanne says, "Welcome to my shop! I sell the finest
potions on this side of... er... Terror Mountain. Actually, I sell the only
potions on this side of Terror Mountain. Still, that means they've got to be
the best ones around, right? I've got healing potions, damage potions, haste
and slow potions... take your pick."
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Arisso says, "Hullo there. If you're looking for
weapons, I'm your best bet in these parts. Swords, wands, and bows, that's
what I've got. Every one of them is constructed from the finest materials,
guaranteed not to freeze or rust in this cold weather. Come have a look at
my wares!" - Arisso's inventory - Name & Cost broadsword (dmg 28) 1,700 gp plywood wand (dmg 12) 1,700 gp elm short bow (dmg 20) 1,700 gp |
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Madys says, "Well, hello! Have you been to my
husband's shop? He sells swords and other weapons in the shop on the other
side of this building." > Say, "Yes." "Isn't he just the sweetest? That's why I married him, after all. And he works hard at making those weapons, too, so if you buy any from him, you take good care of them!" > Say, "No, not yet." Madys says, "Oh, well, you certainly ought to, even if you don't plan to buy anything. Now run along! I'm sure you have lots of monsters to go fight." |
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Utolok says, "You look like the kind who could
fight monsters. I'm sure you could use some better armor than what you've
got! My armor will not only protect you, it'll keep you warm as well. Try
some on!" - Utolok's inventory - Name & Cost iron splint mail (def 28) 1,700 gp novice's robe (def 12) 1,700 gp studded leather tunic (def 20) 1,700 gp |
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Panari says, "Why hello there. You're not from
Happy Valley, are you? Well, my name's Panari, and this is my house. My
husband Jemico and my daughter Koli live here as well. Jemico's out back, in
the storage shed. Koli's sad, though, because her best friend has gone
missing, and she has no one to play with!" > Say, "Missing? What happened?" Panari says, "Well, they were playing out near the ice pond, and then Koli came home for a minute. When she got back to the pond, poor little Niacha was missing, and no one's seen him for hours." > Say, "I'll see if I can find him." "Oh, that would be wonderful! But I don't know where you'd start... maybe you should go talk to Niacha's mother, Jualie. She lives in the house just south of here." |
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Koli sits on her bed, sniffling. "I don't know where my friend Niacha is!" she cries. "We were playing at the pond, and I came to get mittens, and when I got back, he was gone." She bursts into tears. |
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Jemico says, "Oh, hello there. Did Panari send you to find me? I've been
looking for my snowshoes back here, but I can't seem to find them... and I
have such trouble walking through the snow without them, so I won't be able
to go and look for little Niacha until I do."
> Say, "Do you have any idea where Niacha might be?" "Well, kids like playing hide-and-seek, so he could really be anywhere... I know he likes hiding in the trees sometimes, but there's so many other places he could be as well. He could have gone to the forests outside of town, he could be hiding in someone's house, or the inn... I just don't know." |
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Tinoryl says, "Welcome to the Terror Mountain Ski
Lodge! Not that there's much skiing to be had, down here... ever since we
closed our old location on top of the mountain, and moved here, we haven't
had much skiing business. Well, we get some, but they always get angry when
they find out that we don't actually have skiing down here in Happy Valley.
I should probably change the name of this place... oh well. Would you like
to rent a room for the night? It's 300 gold pieces to do so." > Say, "I'd like to rent a room for the night." (Cost: 300 gp) Tinoryl says, "Certainly. Your room is right down the corridor,
to the right. Have a good night's sleep." > Say, "What else can you tell me about the town?" "Well, we don't get a lot of excitement around here. Although I heard that Jualie's little boy, Niacha, went missing a few hours ago. I haven't had a chance to help look for him, though. I sure hope they find him soon!" |
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Eviexa says, "Would you believe it? They call this place a Ski Lodge, but there's no skiing in sight! I'd have to go up the mountain for that, but there's monsters everywhere. What a waste." |
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Zarisav says, "I wish there was something to do around here besides sit
around. We can't even go and visit the rest of Neopia, because the roads off
the mountain are all blocked by avalanches." > Say, "How long have they been blocked?" Zarisav says, "A few weeks, ever since the Snowager stopped clearing them. It was great to watch, if you could get up early enough -- the Snowager would get up, roar, and then slither down the mountain and crash through the passes, clearing away any rocks and snow that had built up on them overnight." |
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Henago says, "I'm glad Tinoryl lets us hang around
in his inn. Beats standing around outside in the snow all day." > Say, "Are you from this town?" You bet. We live over on the other side of town -- that's me and my brother, Zarisav here -- but we hang out up here because, ah... Well, it beats hanging around at home." |
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Dembrind says, "At least they put me in a nice
room, so I can idle away the time in comfort. Having to sit around in this
boring town is dreadfully... er... boring." > Say, "What brings you to Happy Valley?" Dembrind says, "Oh, I was just visiting. I'd never been to Terror Mountain, you see, and even though all my friends said I shouldn't go, I came here anyway. I guess that wasn't a very good idea. Turns out Terror Mountain is pretty terrifying, after all!" |
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Bradro says, "You know, the brochure said there was great shopping in this town... clothes, slushies, petpets... but all the shops are closed because they can't get any shipments from the outside world! How silly is that? I come here to shop, and there's nothing to buy." |
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---------------------------------------------- beside the iced over pond ---------------------------------------------- Etigand says, "Isn't Fentasa just the best? She skates better than anyone else in Happy Valley. I can't skate at all, though. I just fall down every time I try." Etigand waves to Fentasa, out on the ice. "Although I wish there was someone else here to watch. There were a couple of kids playing here a while ago, but one of them ran off home and the other went exploring into the trees."
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--------------------------------------------- on the iced pond ---------------------------------------------- Fentasa says, "I love to skate, but I'm sad because Etigand will never skate with me. He's so clumsy, he falls down as soon as he gets on the ice, every time. But at least he can watch from the bank." Fentasa waves back to Etigand, smiling, as she pirouettes on the ice.
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Hausaun says, "Some people say they don't like the cold, but I love it!
Standing around outside all day in the cold... ahhh, that's my idea of
relaxation." > Say, "Yes, the cold is refreshing... up to a point." "Up to a point? Why, when I was your age, I had to walk fifteen miles to school every day, uphill in the snow, both ways... and I LIKED IT!" Hausaun glares at you. "You're one of them warm-weather types, aren't you? Well, I've got no use for you, you... sun-lover!" Hausaun glares coldly at you until you walk away. |
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Weird Fellow in modern garb! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Candar says, "Oi! What's all this, then?" > Say, "Uh, hello." "Hallo there! My name's Candar, it is, and I was a paladin, once, in the distant past... ah, but that was distantly past ago." He pauses, trying to decide whether that was really English. "Anyway, there's not much going on down in this corner of Happy Valley... not that I'd know, having been inside all day. Well, back to drinking the cold away." He takes a swig of Slorg Juice. "Hey, did I ever tell you about my horse, Wilbur?" > Say, "Ah, no, you haven't mentioned your horse." Candar says, "Aye, a valiant steed was he. Ferrying me to and fro on my adventures, journeying far and wide. Those were the days." He sighs, reminiscing. "Why, once I even traveled to the distant land of Kalliph Ornya, for a friend's wedding. Long ago, though, long ago. That's where I learned what a glottal stop is."
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Allden says, "Ah, other adventurers, it seems. Are
you headed for the top of the mountain? We've been at this camp for a couple
of days, ever since the last blizzard. There's a cave a little farther on,
but it seems to be infested with monsters." > Say, "Yes, we're headed for the top." "Well, good luck to you. We're not sure whether we're going to try again, or head back down the mountain. Fighting our way through the southern canyons nearly cost us our lives, though... so I don't know if we're eager to do that again. However, we do have some extra bedrolls, and there's enough trees in this nook to keep the fire going for several more days at least. If you want to spend the night here, we'd be glad for the company."
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Five says, "So, adventurers, eh?" She looks you
over, and finally gives a satisfied nod. "You lot may well be able to handle
the cave up ahead. I'm guessing it's pretty dangerous, partly from seeing
what's inside, and partly because the monsters out here on the mountain
won't go anywhere near it. That's why this spot here is so safe; no
monsters." > Say, "Why are you here?" "That's easy. Seems a certain member of our group thought this would be a good experience for us." She glances at Thugda, warming his hands at the fire. "Little did we expect there to be all these monsters up here. Well, I guess that's what happens when you listen to a rogue like him!" She shakes her head. "I don't know how we'll ever get off this mountain, now." |
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Thugda shrugs. "I heard there were lots of creatures to kill up here, worth good experience. How could I have known we'd get trapped by the weather, and hemmed in by powerful monsters? Reading the mystical future, that's not my area of expertise... that's Malarkey's deal." Thugda glares at the enchanter seated next to him. "Honestly, these guys would never go anywhere exciting at all if it wasn't for me!" |
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Malarkey says, "'Let's go up the mountain!' he
says. 'We'll get lots of experience!' he says. What a maroon." > Say, "Who said that?" "Who? Who? What are you, an owl? Thugda, that's who. This rotten, no-good swindler right here." He points at the dashing, roguish figure sitting next to him at the fire. "I've had enough of this freezing mountain. Enchanters like me aren't made for cold climates. I mean look at my robe! This isn't a cold-weather robe. As soon as we get out of here, I'm heading back to the Northern Desert of Roo, or perhaps the Oasis of Meerca."
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The Snowager raises its great head from where it
rests on the floor, and looks at you. "Unless I miss my guess," it says,
"You are adventurers, come to... could it be? To free me from my prison,
which has long been my home?" > Say, "Yes, we are here to free you." "Indeed, then, you will wish to know what has happened. It was not four weeks ago that I awoke here in my cave, as I always have, to find that an avalanche had me blocked in. Some wicked magic holds it in place, for normally such a rockfall would be no barrier to me, but I cannot move this one aside as I have so many others." You say, "Do you know who caused the avalanche?" "Yes. It was a huge, shaggy creature, whose name I do not know... but I have occasionally glimpsed him between the rocks that hold me here, skulking about outside. If you are to release me from this cage, I suppose you shall have to defeat him. There is another exit to this cave, to the northwest, past a river of lava, but I am too large to go that way myself. Once past it, you will be able to reach this cave from the outside, and defeat its guardian." You say, "We will try." The Snowager bows its head toward you. "That is all I can ask. Good luck." |
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| You are attacked by
Scuzzy! (health 400)
Scuzzy growls at you as you approach. "You no be letting Snowager go! Me be
crushing you first!" He roars and attacks!
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