An octogonal pedestal carved of gleaming blue ice stands here. On top of the pedestal is a dark violet crystal- a perfect icosahedron with a sinister glow. A green mist swirls around the pedestal and seems to take various forms only to dissolve back into mist again. It appears to examine the party and then floats aside allowing you to reach the crystal. * As the last of the foreign words leave your lips the entire temple is flooded with light and a powerful voice conquers your mind. 'The White Knights created an Orb of great power. It was capable of acting as a catalyst between the Ancients and mortals. I am the last of the Ancients that Malifon believes are all dead. The Imprison spell that we cast on Malifon has worn weak with time and with outside help he has broken it and unless he is bound again he will sweep Ymros clean of life to act as his home. Through the Orb I can give you the power to renew his binding. It lies in the Vault of the White Knights Northeast of the desert guarded by Kalek-Zin -the greatest of the Knights. He can surely be persuaded to give the Orb to you Once you have the Orb return to me here and I will grant you the powers of the Gods. The Ancient has spoken.' The light fades * The voice of the Ancient One speaks to you. 'You have done well. With the Orb I may now transfer some of my power to one of you. I offer to make one of you a God. 'The power of the Ancient ones lies in the God Runes. Two spells it allows you to cast in Camp are Uncurse and Imprison 'In order to keep Malifon from communicating mentally to the natives near the volcano we found it necessary to put a curse upon the land around it. This is done through the three crimson glyphs. 'Each glyph sustains the curse on the land around it and any mortal walking there will rot with every step. You must destroy each glyph using the Uncurse spell while camping on the same space as the glyph. 'Until all three glyphs are destroyed you will not be able to use the Dark Chapel to go back in time to the Dawn of Man. Only in the Chapel of the Past will you find an entrance to Malifon's volcano 'Imprison is used to seal off a passageway and the room it leads to so that no creature can pass. This is what you must use to defeat Malifon since it would be impossible to kill him in combat Even all the Ancients could not kill him. His power is so great that even the Demon Crystal will shatter if you come too close to him. Cast the Imprison spell when the crystal glows white (hit P to look at crystal). It costs 100 SP 'I give one of thee enough experience to gain the wisdom you will need and 200 spell points with which to cast the God Runes. Go to my Holy City and convert to my faith for in the time to come the new gods shall falter and die 'Good luck!' * This great Ice Cathedral was a place of worship for the gods called the Ancients thousands of years ago. Its walls are now cracked by the ravages of time but it still remains beautiful beyond words. * This is a small stone hut cluttered by stone pots and herbs. An old lady clothed in peasant's garb sees you enter and welcomes you. She says you look tired and she will let you rest here in comfort if you wish * All of a sudden your party awakens to the screeching of an owl outside. Looking outside it appears to be deep in the middle of the night. Everything is unusually still and quiet. The moon seems suspended in the heavens and the air has a magical feeling to it. Looking around the hut you notice the old lady is gone. * Powerful beams of light burst off the facets of the mirror blinding you while your head reels with dizziness. You feel yourself being sent back in time and when everything slows down you are in the Dark Chapel as it was ten thousand years ago * A huge blue fireball bursts from the semicircle and into the mountain melting the rock in its way and leaving a flaming trail. Stale air flows rapidly out of the passage * Everything around you fades away and is replaced by famaliar scenary of a thin strip of forest in the plains. It looks very real but the cave walls can still be seen and the fabric of reality quivers as if about to rip * The indoor scene fades into a forest near a range of mountains * You have fallen down a long dark shaft that leads deeper into the volcano * All around you the icy tundra fades back into the walls of the volcano. Before you is a long dark passage. You notice at the last moment that the Demon Crystal has been glowing pure white. Before you can act the Crystal shatters with a deafening blast and your protection from Malifon is gone. A great black hand as large as a universe encompasses you. The last thing you ever hear is a great bellow of laughter echoing through the volcano- throughout eternity... * Touching the tent you are surprised to find yourself in a huge wide passage. It is strangely familiar but the walls are cut off at odd angles as if it was taken from your dreams * The scene fades into the icy tundra of the northlands. To the north can be seen a range of mountains. Everything seems to quiver around you with anticipation. The air here is very cold * ***
