A text style adventure for the Dragon

Imagine...

As you awaken from a sleep troubled by strange dreams and visions you find yourself in a luxurious room furnished in silver and glass. The ceiling is high and arched with a huge relief map of the moon hanging overhead.

The most striking feature of the room is the woman speaking to you. She is tall and willowy with hair like spun silver. She carries easily an air of authority and wisdom.

She speaks again, "...finally when you locate the orb you must return it to me. You may keep any mortal treasures you find after I have cleansed them of their evil."

She pauses then, "Go forth and do my bidding."

You bend and bow, saying "My Lady Artemis..."

Darkness enfolds you, until suddenly you find yourself awake in the sunlight of the vale of Castle Blackstar. Your quest has begun...

To give the game a command, just type in the words of the action and finish with the ENTER key. If you make a mistake then pressing the zero (0) will rub out the last character while one (1) will rub out the entire line.

Some typical commands are:

TAKE LAMP AND LIGHT IT
DOWN THE WELL
DROP SWORD AND LOOK
LOOK AT SWORD

Here is a short list of some useful words:

TAKE, DROP, WEAR, LAUNCH, LOOK, PUSH, READ

There are also a number of commands you can use:

A selection of common commands can be input with abbreviations including N, NW, W, SW, S, SE, E, NE, U, D for directions. I for inventory of objects carried and L for look.

Occasionally on long messages the words [[MORE]] will appear at the screen bottom. This pauses the printing to allow you to read it. To restart output, press any key.

1. Try to keep your commands fairly simple.
2. Look at every clue that you are given.
3. Avoid the forest until you are ready to map it. The maximum score is 250 points. You score for finding treasure, performing certain actions, returning your treasures to be cleansed and, of course, for attaining the true objective of your quest, the return of the power orb to Artemis.

It only remains for us to wish you the best of luck exploring the world of Castle Blackstar.

CLOADM (ENTER)