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The night passes without sleep; the howling wind of the Varettian Plain is your only companion as you ride the long, straight, moonlit highway to Soren. When dawn finally breaks you find yourself on the outskirts of a small and undistinguished hamlet of half-timbered buildings—whose only unusual feature is a bronze statue of a roguish-looking young man that stands in front of the blacksmith’s shop.

If you wish to examine the statue, turn to 220.

If you decide to ignore it and continue on your way to Soren, turn to 73.