### 26

You are staring into the hollow eye sockets of a walking corpse. Twisted and disfigured though he is, you recognize Captain Kelman. You are in fact standing upon the deck of the Green Sceptre which sank during the storm twenty-eight days ago, and which has been raised from its murky grave this very morning to join the death-hulk fleet.

The dead captain extends a broken hand towards you and a ghastly voice begs you to lay down the Sommerswerd: ‘Put down your sword and my soul will be spared this torment.’

If you wish to place the Sommerswerd upon the deck, turn to 248.

If you wish to attack the zombie captain, turn to 66.