### 230

Wielding a weapon of the Darklords, you strike Taktaal a grievous blow that wounds him deeply. Shrieking an unearthly cry of pain, he retreats from the Transfusor and unhooks a mace, carved from a solid chunk of black crystal, from a chain around his putrescent neck. As he raises it, you move forward to strike again.

Darklord Taktaal (wounded): COMBAT SKILL 36 ENDURANCE 40

This supernatural being is immune to Mindblast (but not Psi-surge).7

If you win the combat, turn to 78.

#### Footnotes

[7] Remember to add 7 to your COMBAT SKILL for the duration of the combat due to the power of your weapon against a Darklord of Helgedad. Information revealed in a later section may have an effect on how this fight should be conducted; see the erratum for this section for details. Note that this will reveal certain information to you sooner than the author intended, which many readers, especially first-time readers, may prefer not to know.