A Shadow In The North

...even if it is not really the "end"

In particular, it's incredible that once you have survived the first night, absolutely nobody cares about your sun badge – not any of the guards, who might perhaps have considered it evidence of desertion (granted, you would have presumably been smart enough to hide it, but there is at least one circumstance where your stuff gets searched) and not the royalists at Surlgrad, who absolutely do search you. The first few runs, I kept avoiding the entrance because I was convinced they would shoot on sight if you have the badge (although, ref 36 somehow tells you that there are banners over Surlgrad BUT NOT WHICH INSIGNIA THEY ARE FLYING, which is a frustrating omission if you listened to the merchants earlier). Further, I really expected Frejun to claim that your badge must mean that you have murdered the King yourself once you do present the crown.

Another incredible omission is right at the start of the eastern route. While the reference to Souls' Patches is fun, I really don't understand why you can use Levitate soften the fall at 462, but not when about to fall through a bridge, or to try and and get up over the hut's spiked wall?

i.e. I would have expected that after you ended up illuminating the goblins at night with fireballs in full sight of all the guards, they would have tried to do ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING in their power just to keep you fighting on their side. Later, you apparently wreck plenty of people's dwellings if you used FORCE on the corrupt guard, and there's again no real reaction. There's even some unintentional comedy when that guard cares neither about your magic shield nor your fireballs, immediately blocking them with his cloak with nary a shrug: it makes him look like Ron Swanson or some other sitcom character who just doesn't care about fancy BS and powers through regardless.)

Similarly, I expected more of a downside to unlocking the western gate,
from outright dying to at least seeing the archers take pot shots at you. All because the implications of someone capable of just single-handedly opening up the centerpiece of your defence just walking out there, aligned with who knows what, should by all rights be terrifying to the city.

If anything, THAT would have warranted sending out a knight: as it is, the strangely silent knight who sticks around instead of fleeing for completely unclear reasons (certainly not honour or the like, else he wouldn't have been defending the guard in the first place) is a really strange replacement encounter. The inability to loot anything worthwhile from him is an icing on the cake: I was hoping you could take his gloves or something, and use them to handle Fire Elemental's gift.

How come an earth elemental is just made of rocks, and the fire elemental is fire and charcoal, yet the water elemental is not pure water and actually has flesh which other fish can eat?

Why can’t we try LEXICON at the book in 167?

I am not sure about the point of asking you if you want to enter the Raven Man's place or not AFTER you had already expended the unlocking spell on it.

I also hope there's going to be more context about the mechanical stuff in the sequel, since right now, getting that key for 6 pieces seems like a complete waste in all senses of the word. For that matter, it feels like paying for incense only makes sense if you want to support the temple's work, as the shrines only seem to offer healing, which is not really needed if you planned things out right?

There's some confusion about one character's name: it's Xenophont at 5, 105 and 205, yet Xenophon at 405 and 505.

At 304, the room is said to cost 3 pieces, yet it costs 2 at 104.

Firstly, at 474, Cast Force instead sends you to 275 – as well as somehow giving you 255 arrows.

And at 648, the option to go temple's interior somehow takes you to 549 instead.

If you defeat the mounted mercenary rider at 42, you are taken to 442, where he is dismounted.Yet, if you dismount the knight at 243 or 343, you are still taken to 44 if you win or 144 if you lose, and he is mounted in both.

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are you" The guardsman
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upon the barkeeps face
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the Artificers foundry + the Mages College (?) + speaks "Rise + reached Innshelm" you reply "At present + wise" responds Atarxes "every
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the crenulations (double l?) + attract the goblins arrows
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A flock of ravens burst (?)
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but I wondering (am?)
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But you not focus on them (?) + into the wild mans chest
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mighty catapaults + an entrance "Graznak is inside
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then show it to me" Graznak interrupts
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flutter from the keeps parapets
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go through?" he says "Well + a day" you shout + you're right" quips one "but + killed!" .They
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it's going to be" The Guardsman + disappointed "I warned you
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avoiding the weapons deadly point.
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across the valleys mouth.
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"Hello there" croaks + crone "It's good
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grave news!" You say + go to Frejuns chamber + to put him to the question (to questioning?)
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The taverns clients lean back
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Dusting the lakes snow
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The beasts gaping nostrils quiver
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its less protected sides + is short lived.
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of the villagers bodies.

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the streets" Growls the barman "It'll
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your question "Recently
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Sheltering behind a crenellation a guardsman looks towards you. (comma?) + he topples off of the wall. (?)
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at you "Look
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You slip between the crack between the doors (into?)
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to exact as much gold (extract?)
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mighty catapaults
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the tribute" you tell him "but he + nods vigorously "I make sure
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a look of pained surprised
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"Please" he + whispers "spare me.
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you hear the horses approach.
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of the mercenaries' horse (why plural?) + Without warning the horse bucks. (comma?)
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his horses breath
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towards the valleys mouth.
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resignation in his eyes "May the Gods save us from righteous men" he mutters
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burnt out farmstead
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Say that the goblins plan to march south, not north?
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over the chests bottom
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to the gamblers shoulder. + for it!" he demands + the window "Get out of here, sorcerer" he grunts.
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Frejuns bolt arcs + pushed by Frejuns magic + your shields energy
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wisp like bodies

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your question "The world
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journey" one says
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by a thousand razor sharp cuts.
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Here its goblins
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a double bladed war axe
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Silence forgotten you grab the bow
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where I've come from" She whispers.
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understand?" He + says "I am
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deflecting the poleaxes head when you can.
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in one of your spells eddies + As his horse neighs piteously (pitifully?)
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Without warning the horse bucks. (comma?)
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booms out over the water "Stop or die!"
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its now fallen assailant.
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the World-Flames energies
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to get as far away from the bonfire and its infernal custodian. (as possible?)
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Now inside your blades reach
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his eyes lighting up "How
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as the inns patrons dash
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to its uneasy rest.Before
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the mountains icy wrath.

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recruit" one of them + gold pieces" he declares "seven minus”
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who answers your question "As
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emotionless voice "For the crime
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Gods" She states "But beware
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After an hour or so you heading through the forest you reencounter + as a result a leafy green canopy
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at last" He growls + surprisingly accurate the common tongue
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the north. (no capitalization?) + is south" He says; + The trees beckons you
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Silhouetted by the moons light
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He see's your advance
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his now useless lance away + a two handed broadsword.
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"There he is!" he cries jubilantly, "now do what you've been paid for".
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You dance rings around it your sword cleaving into its thick hide. (comma?) + against a carriages wreckage + calls out weakly "I am not
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to face the Fire elemental (capitalization?)
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in the rooms centre.
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the bars "If you try
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Eastern road" You say. + "Aha!" Cries + lighting up "Only a day + no punctuation at the options.
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The creature that kneels before (us?)
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the snow-storms that rage continuously around her slopes makes
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the scorpions poison
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and I might not kill you" he whispers.
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the Wyrms great green eyes
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sickening smile "Help me!" comes a plea from within them "If there's anyone out there!"

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a ghost town in a months' time
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Investigate "Zarquons exotic goods" + no punctuation at the end of the options
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in the inns loft.
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a dying mans last breath + the World-Flame".With that + the intruders grasp
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the tide "In these dark times +
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inside of them. there are
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well trodden
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eh!" he says "Well + the cawing of the Ravens have fallen silent.
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over the bridge "Tribute bearer" + common tongue "Follow me"
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one blood filled breath
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vicious looking grin "I see
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grips you tighter "You lie; south road is safe to all those who friends of goblins, west road far more dangerous."Do you
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into the statues side.
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the rents in your tents canvas.
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into the creatures face
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the King" reads one + is Nigh!" reads + another "The Gods
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Undeterred you send (comma?)
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he is" The guardsman cries + his animal "Now do
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He is right to be afraid you attack, pressing his backwards with your blade (?) + stab him In the chest
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deflected by the steeds steel armour.
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over you "no matter
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the keeps parapets
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my mind at ease" Thrunvir says
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The only evidence of its presence the trail of hot dark blood it leaves behind it.
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attack me" You snarl + with blood "The Necromancer + knows" He + replies "He knows + idle threats" You + respond "Who is this + the world" Frejun + whispers "There
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closer to the lakes centre

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You see little in the way of wildlife however (comma?)
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at the caverns side.
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to worship me" (missing period).
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good citizen!" he cries "I presume + continues "The town
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Investigate "Zarquons exotic goods"?
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about this" replies the innkeeper "Recently + Lose 1 STAMINA.Eventually + just leavin'" he says "I've
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the other mages useless attacks

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a whales head
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it blasts it way
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fool" He screeches, his speech barely comprehensible "WHERE IS MY TRUBUTE".
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told me to" You shrug
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smashes against the statues side
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a nasal voice "Magnolio
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the guards' body crumples to the floor.
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mortal" A voice + mortal" It + hisses "I have
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pinning it to the chests floor. + you are sure that (it?) is dead. + serves as Thrunvirs chancellor
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with pent up energy
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Greenlander" he snaps "you
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in your crystals light,
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gold pieces" he says "This is
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to the world-flame (capitalization?)
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towards the waterfalls edge
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over the waterfalls top
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By now they are deep in the crowd still clustered around the ridiculous figure of Magnolio. (comma?)
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how it's going to be" The Guardsman says, as though disappointed "I warned
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hiding in.The ruffian + and speaks "It is dangerous
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a muscle" Barks + the man "You can
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the temples roof
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who I am" He croaks + mane of his hair "I swear
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Ragnar wheezes "This road
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of the fireballs impact
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The Gods faces
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to you "If I were you

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the bars "If you
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nearby growls "I can't believe it + Thrunvir speaks "It seems
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picking the doors lock
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that merchants need wear armour
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The grass covered tundra (hyphen?) + and the occasionally black basalt outcrop (?)
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in the creatures head
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knee deep mud
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a feather strewn spear

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the Cultists leader

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of his hammers first blow