[LUPO SOLITARIO] Libro IX: The Cauldron of Fear

Corriamogli incontro e gridiamogli quanto siamo incazzati per essere stati svegliati da strepiti di donna all'alba!

L'Ubermensch va a parlamentare :nod:

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Originally Posted by 193.

Slowly the cavalry draws nearer; the faces of the soldiers are stern and unsmiling beneath the peaks of their winged helmets. Their leader, a sergeant, makes a signal and the horsemen change formation, drawing into a circle that quickly closes around you. ‘State your business here!’ bellows the sergeant. ‘Why do you ride to Tahou?’

At first you are suspicious of their identity, but your basic Kai Sixth Sense tells you that these men are genuine Anarian rangers.

If you wish to tell the sergeant the real reason you are riding to Tahou, turn to 279.

If you have an Invitation and wish to show it to him, turn to 136.

If you demand what right they have to hinder your passage to the capital, turn to 343.

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Ora che sappiamo che sono ranger anali genuini, vogliamo rivelare loro la nostra missione? O gli mostriamo l'invito per casa del maestro di Bademon? O ci offendiamo? :D

c'abbiamo il pass famoglielo vedere

Noi abbiamo la vip card e la mostriamo a sti pezzenti 136

"si potrebbe rilasciare un lasciapassare" (cit.)

136

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Originally Posted by 136.

The burly sergeant snatches the parchment from your hand and studies it carefully. Without raising his head he asks how two Northlanders came to possess a personal invitation to one of Tahou’s most respected households. When Banedon explains your meeting with Lortha, and how he was once a student of Chiban, her husband, the sergeant somewhat reluctantly accepts your story and returns the Invitation. ‘Stay on the highway and make sure you reach Tahou by sunset,’ he says, as he signals to his troop to let you pass. ‘Enemy scouts have been sighted in the hills south of the capital. If you’re not inside the city walls by nightfall…’ He draws his finger quickly across his throat.

You thank him for his advice and watch as he and his troop wheel away and ride south. You pocket the Invitation and glance apprehensively at Banedon before pressing on with your own journey north.

Turn to 213.

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Pure le minacce :nod:

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Originally Posted by 213.

It is late afternoon when you see the Tahou Hills. They appear like a mirage on the horizon, shimmering beyond the haze that rises from the sun-baked plain. Without stopping for food or rest, you hurry across the hot grasslands and follow the highway as it ascends towards the mouth of a pass. A stone watchtower guards the entrance to the hills and a cluster of whitewashed huts lie huddled around its base.

If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Pathsmanship and have reached the Kai rank of Tutelary, turn to 160.

If you do not possess this skill or have yet to reach this level of Magnakai training, turn to 314.

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OFC.

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Originally Posted by 160.

Your senses tingle with a premonition of danger—you are sure that the watchtower and huts conceal an enemy, lying in ambush. You tell Banedon your fears and he looks ahead, his keen eyes narrowing, but the pass is dark with the gathering dusk and he cannot detect anything unusual about the settlement, except that it appears deserted.

‘If we avoid the pass, we’ll have to make a wide detour and rejoin the highway at a place deeper in the hills,’ he says, scanning the shadowy highlands. ‘Even if we don’t get lost, we’ll be lucky to reach Tahou before nightfall.’

If you wish to avoid the settlement and make a wide detour, turn to 335.

If you decide to gallop through the pass despite the risk of an ambush, turn to 92.

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Rischiamo l'agguato, o rischiamo di sforare il coprifuoco? :D

Detouriamo. Pathsmanship non mente, che ce l'abbiamo a fare sennò?

335

335, quando dever dice rischio imboscata l'imboscata ci sarà sicuramente, francamente perchè rompersi le balle spacchiamo il tutto di tutto domani...

Attacur a cazzo drittur! 92

Se ci becca la pula diciamo che abbiamo bucato uno zoccolo :nod:

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Originally Posted by 335.

Stones rattle beneath your horse’s hooves as you skirt the slopes of the Tahou Hills. Nearly an hour slips by before you happen upon the mouth of a gorge that offers a shorter route to the north. You enter and ride along a dried-out watercourse that winds for a mile between turrets of dull-coloured rock before rising steeply into the hills. At this point a small stone hut sits overhanging the gorge. Candlelight flickers at its window and a wisp of wood smoke rises from its chimney.

If you wish to stop and investigate the hut, turn to 18.

If you choose to ignore it and press on, turn to 123.

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Ci interessa :D?

e controlliamo sta capanna, al massimo ci troviamo la solita instadeath o il solito profeta

Let's check it out!

Visto che ci vuole far combattere nell'imboscata,imboschiamoci! 18

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Originally Posted by 18.

You dismount and hand Banedon the reins of your horse before approaching the door of the hut. With the tip of your weapon you lift the latch and push it open, wary of what may lurk inside, but the hut seems to be empty. It is furnished with a table, bed, and chair, and a saucepan full of foul-smelling broth is simmering on the grate of a fire well charged with freshly cut logs.

If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Divination, turn to 143.

If you wish to search the hut more thoroughly, turn to 265.

If you decide to leave the hut and press on with your trek to Tahou, turn to 123.

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Niente Divination...si continua ad investigare, o ce ne andiamo :D?

I miei sensi di ragnoKai mi dicono che c'é qualcuno, c'é anche la sbobba ancora calda.. Something's wrong here.
La curiosità però é forte.. Curiosiamo n'altro pò! (instadeath incoming, I feel it :nod:)

265 , i deffosensi failano :D

Curiosiamo!

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Originally Posted by 265.

Including the broth, which smells awful, there is very little of use or value in the hut. You discover the following articles, all of which are Backpack Items:

Comb
Rope
Lantern
Blanket

You may keep any or all of these items, but remember to adjust your Action Chart accordingly. You about to leave when you notice a trapdoor set into the floor near the fireplace.

If you wish to open the trapdoor, turn to 154.

If you choose to ignore it and continue your trek to Tahou, turn to 123.

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Che si fa/loota :D?

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Lupo Solitario, Kai Tutelary

CS: 34 (Sommerswerd +8, Silver Helm +2, Shield +2, Mindblast +2, +3 Weaponmastery, +1 Solaris, +1 Fire)

EP: 39/39 (Padded Leather Waistcoat +2 EP, Chainmail +4, +3 Solaris, +3 Light, +2 Fire)

Discipline Magnakai
- Pathmanship
- Invisibility
- Huntmastery
- Curing
- Animal Control
- Weaponmastery (Sword, Bow, Dagger, Spear, Mace, Axe)

Circoli completati
- Circle of Solaris (+1CS, +3EP)
- Circle of Light (+3EP)
- Circle of Fire (+1 CS, +2 EP)

Weapons (2): Axe, Spear

Backpack (8): Rope, Meal, Booze, Laumpspur (cura 4 EP), Argento, Blanket, Silk Jacket, Crystal Decanter

Special Items (12): Sommerswerd!, Dagger of Vashna, Silver Bow of Duadon, Padded Leather Waistcoat (+2 EP), Firesphere, Silver Helm (+2 CS), Chainmail (+4 EP), Shield (+2 CS), Quiver (4), Pass, Fireseeds (3), Invitation

Money (50): 43

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MORTOMETRO: VII
- Istakillato dall'esca+party hiddato (Libro I)
- Caduto in una trappola da caccia Giak (Libro I)
- Inchiappato nel sonno da un agente dei Darklords (Libro II)
- Fatto Bunjee Jumping senza l'elastico insieme ad un Helghast (Libro II)
- Vittime di una Cantina (Libro IV)
- Tentacle-raped (Libro VII)
- Sparati da un Nano storpio (Libro VIII)
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Curiosiamo!

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Originally Posted by 265.

Including the broth, which smells awful, there is very little of use or value in the hut. You discover the following articles, all of which are Backpack Items:

Comb
Rope
Lantern
Blanket

You may keep any or all of these items, but remember to adjust your Action Chart accordingly. You about to leave when you notice a trapdoor set into the floor near the fireplace.

If you wish to open the trapdoor, turn to 154.

If you choose to ignore it and continue your trek to Tahou, turn to 123.

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Che si fa/loota :D?

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Lupo Solitario, Kai Tutelary

CS: 34 (Sommerswerd +8, Silver Helm +2, Shield +2, Mindblast +2, +3 Weaponmastery, +1 Solaris, +1 Fire)

EP: 39/39 (Padded Leather Waistcoat +2 EP, Chainmail +4, +3 Solaris, +3 Light, +2 Fire)

Discipline Magnakai
- Pathmanship
- Invisibility
- Huntmastery
- Curing
- Animal Control
- Weaponmastery (Sword, Bow, Dagger, Spear, Mace, Axe)

Circoli completati
- Circle of Solaris (+1CS, +3EP)
- Circle of Light (+3EP)
- Circle of Fire (+1 CS, +2 EP)

Weapons (2): Axe, Spear

Backpack (8): Rope, Meal, Booze, Laumpspur (cura 4 EP), Argento, Blanket, Silk Jacket, Crystal Decanter

Special Items (12): Sommerswerd!, Dagger of Vashna, Silver Bow of Duadon, Padded Leather Waistcoat (+2 EP), Firesphere, Silver Helm (+2 CS), Chainmail (+4 EP), Shield (+2 CS), Quiver (4), Pass, Fireseeds (3), Invitation

Money (50): 43

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MORTOMETRO: VII
- Istakillato dall'esca+party hiddato (Libro I)
- Caduto in una trappola da caccia Giak (Libro I)
- Inchiappato nel sonno da un agente dei Darklords (Libro II)
- Fatto Bunjee Jumping senza l'elastico insieme ad un Helghast (Libro II)
- Vittime di una Cantina (Libro IV)
- Tentacle-raped (Libro VII)
- Sparati da un Nano storpio (Libro VIII)
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capanna, trapdoor, mi ricorda qualcosa, andiamocene finchè siamo in tempo :dumb:

Direi che non ci serve un casso, è tutta paccottiglia...

Poi a sto punto apriamo pure la TRAPdoor :dumb:

(siamo già morti una volta chiusi in una botola, non ci sarà mica la stessa truffa again! :kiddingme: )

:dumb:

Mah lassamo perde non c'è niente di che,andiamo avanti 123

TRAPdoor! tanto stavolta abbiamo banedon fuori che DI SICURO riuscirà, eventualmente, a salvarci.

(istadeath incoming)

LW e Bademon chiusi insieme in una tavernetta fino alla fine dei tempi :nod:

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Originally Posted by 154.

As you kneel by the trapdoor, your basic Kai sense of Hunting reveals to you that someone is hiding in the cellar below. Carefully you raise the trapdoor and demand that the person show himself to you.

If you decided to keep any of the items you discovered in the hut, turn to 232.

If you did not keep any of the items, turn to 206.

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Abbiamo deciso che era tutta paccottiglia, quindi 206!

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Originally Posted by 206.

A minute passes before the lurker shows himself. He is a hunchbacked old man dressed in rags, with thin grey hair and a wrinkled face that bears the impressions of a lifetime’s poverty. Two eyes, clouded with cataracts, stare up at you from the dark and dusty hole in the ground. ‘Take what you will but please spare my worthless life,’ he pleads.

‘You have nothing to fear from me, old man,’ you reply. ‘Here, let me help you out of this hole.’ And so saying, you take hold of his scrawny arms and lift him with ease, for he weighs no more than a young child. He hobbles over to the fireplace and stirs the broth with a wooden spoon, which he keeps on a string around his neck. He offers you some of this smelly gruel but you refuse politely.

If you have a Meal in your Backpack and wish to offer it to the old man, turn to 271.

If you do not have a Meal or do not wish to give it to him, you leave the hut and continue, turn to 123.

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Nella nostra foga di lootare il bottino dei Giak (che, a pensarci bene, era roba della gente che avevano appena ammazzato LOL) abbiamo rimasto 1 Meal. Vogliamo darlo al vecio? O ce ne andiamo?

siamo quasi dio , quindi diamo da mangiare agli affamati

Prendete e mangiatene tutti :nod:

Gli diamo il nostro porco :nod:

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Originally Posted by 271.

Gratefully he accepts your offer and adds the food to the broth bubbling on the grate. He tells you that he is a hermit and has lived here, at the edge of the gorge, for most of his life. He is nearly blind but he knows every inch of these hills as well as he knows his own hut, and he offers to show you and Banedon a short cut to Tahou.

If you wish to accept his help, turn to 37.

If you choose not to accept his help, you leave the hut and continue, turn to 123.

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Vogliamo la scorciatoia dell'eremita? O andiamo per la strada normale?

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Lupo Solitario, Kai Tutelary

CS: 34 (Sommerswerd +8, Silver Helm +2, Shield +2, Mindblast +2, +3 Weaponmastery, +1 Solaris, +1 Fire)

EP: 39/39 (Padded Leather Waistcoat +2 EP, Chainmail +4, +3 Solaris, +3 Light, +2 Fire)

Discipline Magnakai
- Pathmanship
- Invisibility
- Huntmastery
- Curing
- Animal Control
- Weaponmastery (Sword, Bow, Dagger, Spear, Mace, Axe)

Circoli completati
- Circle of Solaris (+1CS, +3EP)
- Circle of Light (+3EP)
- Circle of Fire (+1 CS, +2 EP)

Weapons (2): Axe, Spear

Backpack (8): Rope, Booze, Laumpspur (cura 4 EP), Argento, Blanket, Silk Jacket, Crystal Decanter

Special Items (12): Sommerswerd!, Dagger of Vashna, Silver Bow of Duadon, Padded Leather Waistcoat (+2 EP), Firesphere, Silver Helm (+2 CS), Chainmail (+4 EP), Shield (+2 CS), Quiver (4), Pass, Fireseeds (3), Invitation

Money (50): 43

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MORTOMETRO: VII
- Istakillato dall'esca+party hiddato (Libro I)
- Caduto in una trappola da caccia Giak (Libro I)
- Inchiappato nel sonno da un agente dei Darklords (Libro II)
- Fatto Bunjee Jumping senza l'elastico insieme ad un Helghast (Libro II)
- Vittime di una Cantina (Libro IV)
- Tentacle-raped (Libro VII)
- Sparati da un Nano storpio (Libro VIII)
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Magna vecchio che tanto ormai queste gallette hanno il sapore delle ciabatte di mia nonna.

Io mi caccio la faraona qui nel bosco fai ammodo...

Ops passato...

Btw direi scorciatoia dell'eremita, verso una morte gloriosa, 37

non mi fido di questo vecchio balordo, ignoriamolo

37 , facciamoci dare indicazioni da un cieco dai :D

Scorciatoiah!

Essendo cieco, la sua scorciatoia è probabilmente la strada normale. La sua strada normale è l'Abisso della Morte :nod:

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Originally Posted by 37.

The hermit takes you back into the gorge and leads you to a place where a massive outcrop of rock overhangs a tangle of bushes and foliage. Hidden behind this leafy cover is the entrance to a cave. A rivulet of fresh water trickles from the cave mouth and the sound of constant dripping echoes in its distant depths.

‘Follow the straight path through the cave. Do not stray from it. Soon you will emerge from the hills and see Tahou before your eyes. Godspeed.’ And with that farewell wish the hermit hobbles away, eager to return to his hut and devour the fresh food you have given him.

Turn to 282.

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O magari l'Abisso della Morte è questo :hidenod:

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Originally Posted by 282.

The roof of the cave and the tunnel beyond is high enough for you to ride through it on horseback. But the interior is pitch black, and if you are not to stray off course, you will need some form of light to illuminate the way ahead.

If you possess a Kalte Firesphere, a Lantern, or a Torch and Tinderbox, turn to 219.

If you do not possess any of these items, turn to 341.

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La fida Firesphere non delude mai!

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Originally Posted by 219.

Your light illuminates the tunnel ahead, and within a few minutes you have found your way through to a hillside exit that overlooks a tiny village called Varta, perched on the edge of the Tahou flats. (If your source of light is a Torch, remember to erase it from your Action Chart.)

The flats comprise fields of cultivated crops that form a fertile market garden two miles wide. They are farmed right up to the banks of the great moat that encircles the capital. Varta is deserted; its male inhabitants now shelter within the city walls whilst the women and children have long since travelled south to the safety of Navasari. As you ride through the empty village and descend onto the flats, you catch your first awe-inspiring view of the ancient city itself.

Turn to 100.

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Originally Posted by 100.

Tahou, an ancient stronghold containing a vast city, is a formidable and wondrous sight in the moonlight, the imposing walls and towers of red stone and grey rock assume the softening sheen of velvet, and the city is often referred to as ‘The velvet fortress’. Beyond the towers and high curtain wall you can see a thousand spires and minarets, grouped as thickly as the trees of a forest. Tiny lights twinkle in countless windows and portals, adding to the splendour of the mighty capital.

Near to the city’s South Gate, the highway is flanked by beacons which illuminate those who approach the gatehouse. A drawbridge spans a moat of black water and, as you ride across, a bell tolls from the portcullised archway ahead.

‘Two civilian riders at the South Gate,’ yells a soldierly voice.

‘Raise the postern,’ shouts another.

There is a clatter of chains and a scraping of stone. You watch the portcullis, expecting it to rise, but it does not move, Instead, a narrow portal opens at the base of the wall and an armoured guard steps from the shadows. He motions you to enter and you follow Banedon along a corridor of stone, leading to a secure enclosure. You glance upwards to see the faces of a dozen soldiers, peering down at you from behind a parapet that encircles the high enclosure walls. All of them grasp loaded crossbows which they train on you as you move. Then a small gate creaks open and two guards appear, armed with broad-bladed spears.

‘Who are you?’ one demands in a gruff tone. ‘Why do you seek entry to Tahou?’

If you have an Invitation and wish to show it, turn to 321.

If you wish to tell the guards that you have come to offer your services in the defence of the city, turn to 196.

If you wish to say that you intend to enter the Tahou Cauldron, turn to 60.

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Che diciamo alle guardie :D?

321 abbiamo la vip card, scansatevi plebei

passpartout

Siamo dei VIPs!

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Originally Posted by 321.

The guards inspect the Invitation, their expressions conveying their doubt that the signature it bears is genuine. They order you to dismount and one of them hurries off to summon the gatehouse commander. Fortunately, when he arrives he recognizes Lortha’s mark and allows you to leave the enclosure, although he impounds both your horses. You protest and demand that they be returned, but to no avail.

‘Orders of the Senate,’ says the commander, offhandedly; ‘an emergency decree. All horses belonging to the civil population must be delivered into the care of the garrison stables until the state of emergency is lifted.’

Reluctantly you allow the guards to take your steeds and, as they are being led away, the commander hands you each a piece of vellum stamped with a date and a number. ‘Receipts,’ he explains, his tone noticeably more friendly. You pocket your Receipt (mark this as a Special Item on your Action Chart; owing to its size, you need not delete another Special Item should you already carry the maximum quota) and are about to walk away when he calls out, ‘Report to the citadel first thing in the morning. You’ll be allocated your battle positions for when the enemy attack.’

Turn to 242.

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Ok, ci hanno inculato i cavalli -.-

E ci hanno dato una ricevuta che GRAZIE A KAI non occupa spazio in saccoccia :nod:

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Originally Posted by 242.

Leaving your horses and the South Gate tower behind, you enter a wide avenue flanked by workshops and houses, all built of red stone or rock sheathed in red plaster. The buildings themselves are small and densely packed, yet each one, no matter how humble, has a spire or tower that soars into the sky.

The large sleepy-eyed heads of stone dragons gaze down from the balconies of minarets, crowned either with bulbous, onion-shaped domes of copper, or with platforms housing engines of war recently installed.

Banedon points to an eating house and suggests that you stop there for some refreshment. Chiban’s house is more than an hour’s walk from here, and you are ravenous after your long ride.

If you wish to enter the eating house, turn to 80.

If you decide to ignore your rumbling stomach and continue your walk to Chiban’s house, turn to 146.

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Ci mangiamo qualcosa? O andiamo avanti e rischiamo di mangiarci Banedon? :D

80

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Edit: too late, peccato ci tenevo a mostrare il pass dello shogun Mitsukunimito...

Andiamo a buttare giù un boccone và.

80 fosse la volta buona che incontriamo qualche soccolona!
Ma possibile che in questo mondo di soli uomini la prostituzione non fiorisca? Meh :gha:

Una cosa che è una costante di LW e che per ora c'è andata bene è che le taverne sono posti in cui scoppia 1 rissa al minuto. Vediamo se riusciamo a incrementare la quota :nod:

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Originally Posted by 80.

The eating house is crowded with soldiers. They sit at benches drawn up to long oak tables or sprawl around a log fire that crackles in a broad stone grate. Your entrance causes them to pause in their noisy conversations as they look you up and down. However, their curiosity is soon satisfied and they return to their feasting and boasting.

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‘This way, gentlemen,’ beckons the owner, and leads you through the crowd to a table in the corner of the high-ceilinged room. Banedon hands him a clutch of silver Lune and the jolly red-cheeked man waddles away to fetch you food and ale. The soldiers are dressed in a variety of uniforms, many of which you recognize to be the tunics of mercenary regiments from the Stornlands. Two of these soldiers of fortune share your table. They talk in hushed tones and cast nervous glances at another group of men sitting near the fire.

If you wish to talk to these soldiers, turn to 292.

If you decide to say nothing while you wait for your food, turn to 102.

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Cerchiamo rogne coi soldati o andiamo a mangiare? :D

Magnamo che abbiamo fame, le rogne a stomaco pieno...