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You twist away and save yourself from being impaled by the warrior’s deadly stave. Its tip bites into the stone floor and discharges a powerful bolt of electricity, jolting the weapon out of his hands. The Guard Captain curses you as he staggers backwards with traceries of electrical fire dancing around his forearms. Upon the instant that this power dissipates, he reaches for his trusty battle-axe that is hanging by a loop from his gem-encrusted belt.

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