The Amulet Of Darath
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Introduction
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In the dark and troubled times, brought upon by
Paralax and his evil minions, there was little
cause for jollity and mirth and the ancient art
of "story-telling" had almost become a thing of
the past ... confined to dark, dusty corners of
taverns that littered the land and practiced by
those why had grown too old and feeble to trouble
the enemy with the strength of their sword-arm.

Such a person was old Tam, a traveller from the
north, who was often to he found in some dusty
tavern recounting his tales and quaffing vast
amounts of foaming mead. The tales, at first
just entertaining, become more exaggerated as
the level in mead tankard dropped and most folk
had long since treated his stories with more than
a touch of trepidation and disbelief. However one
of his tales did cause more than a flicker of
interest in any who heard it ... this was the
story about the guest of Zachra and their search
for the two pieces of the AMULET OF DARATH.

"... it was said that the amulet held the ultimate power and that once it had been
returned to the hands of the king and once more joined as one, then Paralax and his vile
supporters would return to whence they came and the land of Erutnevda should become the
place of happiness and peace it had been in the past. Failure could only result in one
certain thing ... total destruction at the hands of Paralax!". With this old Tam raised
his tankard to his lips, draining it dry, and then cast a soulful eye in the direction
of the meagre gathering who had listened to his tale ... more in hope of a refill than
of artistic appraisal. When none was forthcoming, he raised his weary body to a standing
posture and turning slowly, headed for the door.




Notes
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The following are some useful commands ...

SAVE, LOAD, RAMSAVE, RAMLOAD - To keep a record of your game position and progress.
BRIEF, VERBOSE               - To choose which type of location description you wish.
EXITS ON or EXITS OFF        - To choose whether to display the available exits or not.
SPELLS                       - To display what spells Zachra possesses at the time.



And Finally...
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Your task is a simple one ... assist Zachra to locate the two pieces of the amulet before
Paralax can find them. Fail and the land off Erutnevda would perish ... succeed and the
trusty innkeeper will give you a horse with which to return to Darath. Either way the
choice is upon your head.



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