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A cold wind arises from the north as dusk gives way to darkness. It whips the sulphurous dust into whirling eddies that skitter across the valley floor and dissolve into the encroaching gloom. Determinedly you trudge towards the mouth of the gully, your head lowered and your cloak drawn close about you to counter the blasts of grit that sting your face and hands. On entering the dry ravine you discover that its walls provide some protection from the wind-borne dust, but your movements are hampered as you sink knee-deep into the fine yellowish powder that has pooled in the base of the gully.

If you possess Grand Huntmastery and have attained the rank of Kai Grand Guardian, turn to 186.

If you do not possess this skill, or if you have yet to attain this level of Kai Mastery, turn to 29.