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You wedge the blade of your Kai Weapon into the crack of the portal and attempt to lever it open.

Pick a number from the Random Number Table If the number you have picked is odd (i.e. 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9) deduct 1 ENDURANCE point from your current total. If the number you have picked is even (i.e. 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0) deduct 2 ENDURANCE points.

For more than an hour you struggle in vain to open the door until, reluctantly, you have to admit defeat.

This portal cannot be opened without its crystal runestone key. You do not possess the key, and so you are forced to return to the basket and make your way back to the cavern at the entrance to Shom’zaa’s hive.

Turn to 319.