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You take up your instrument and begin a soothing ballad that you hope will calm these hungry creatures. Unfortunately, the sound of your playing has an adverse effect upon them; they react in anger and immediately attack. Hurriedly you drop your instrument and draw a weapon as two wolf-like animals come bounding towards you from the rear of the cave.

Kholo: COMBAT SKILL 40 ENDURANCE 28

These creatures are especially susceptible to all forms of psychic attack: double all bonuses to Kai-surge (or Mindblast) if you possess Kai-surge and elect to use it.

If you win this combat, turn to 101.