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Maghana leads you to another room, one of several that lead from his sumptuous chamber, and approaches a dais standing near the door. He passes his hand over a crystal set into its surface and at once a section of the wall moves inwards, exposing darkness beyond. An icy damp wind fills the room, carrying with it a cloying smell of decay. Elsewhere in the chamber are tables laden with equipment, placed here, no doubt, for those who dare venture beyond the windswept portal.

‘Take what you need,’ says Maghana, his voice barely audible above the howl of the wind, ‘then go.’ He ushers Sogh from the chamber and locks the door behind him.

If you wish to examine the equipment, turn to 13.

If you choose to ignore the equipment and investigate the portal instead, turn to 181.