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With a sweep of its skeletal arm, the Shom’zaa Agarashi commander signals its minions to halt. Instantly they obey the order and a deathly quiet descends upon the tunnel. Your skin prickles with fear when you sense that the creature is scanning the bodies of the battle-slain, using its psychic powers to probe for signs of life.

You summon your Magnakai Discipline of Psi-screen to shield yourself, and the creature fails to detect your living presence. With a petulant hiss, it signals to its minions to continue. When you can no longer hear the rasping sound of their clawed feet scraping the tunnel floor, you uncoil yourself and get to your feet.

If you wish to search the bodies that are lying in this tunnel, turn to 144.

If you choose to explore the tunnel further, turn to 160.