I guess we now know how Tao earned all the money for his entropy rifle.
[Western Dirt Road, Crossroads]
Cobblestones pave the road here for a short distance as it splits into three
trails. Two of the paths divert around a large body of water while the third
road leads westwards in a straight line towards a city on a hill. Off to one
side of the crossroads is a two story building with a number of windows in the
face and a chimney at one end from which a pale streamer of smoke trails off
into the sky. A wooden sign hangs above the door to the building, naming the
place as well as giving directions.
You also see a wooden sign, a sturdy bornrak chest, a poorly-made saifbraelsh
safe, a battered haeleio safe, a ramshackle llirae box, a scarred temia box, a
ragged silbein trunk, an argurat fruit, a scarred gaoun casket, a sturdy temia
casket, a dilapidated silbein coffer, a nicked jalumin coffer and a
weather-beaten xoyeis trunk.
Also here is Tao Shadowstalker.
It is dark here.
You notice exits leading northeast, southeast, and west.
>l tao
You see Tao Shadowstalker, a Darju Tracker.
He has dark green eyes and a deep crimson complexion marked with hunter green
stripes.
He has very short spiky black hair.
He has an a leathery pair of green dragon wings with talons at the shoulder
joints and tips and a muscular build.
He stands about 6' 5" tall, and seems to be very young for a Darju.
He is pierced with a jade green drachna nosering.
He appears to be feeling horny.
He has an X shaped scar which crosses his left cheek, and an intricate jade and
black Tao symbol on his forehead.
He is holding some sirolei ivy in his right hand and nothing in the left.
He is wearing a simple shadow black kilt, a large black satchel intricately
beaded with rare green and purple jade into a Tao symbol across the flap, a pair
of black komnagon skin boots, a pitch black gi studded on the back with rare
green and purple jades arranged into the Tao symbol, a leather chest harness
with silver chains, a rose button that reads, "Official Roselie Magelyan
Fan Club Member", a soft leather gorget, a worn komnagon-skin thigh-quiver,
a rough leather belt, a jade eye belt buckle, a master lockpicking kit, a pair
of soft leather gloves, a pair of thin leather sculpting gloves, a shiny black
helmet, a dark jade kilt pin, a smudge of blood red lipstick, an aefafe ring, a
rugged evergreen Explorer's pack, a jade wedding ring etched with a celestial
scene, a muddy brown haversack with tribal designs scattered across it, a matte
black headset communicator, and a sleek black entropy net rifle with a gleaming
titanium grip.
>glance tao
You glance furtively at Tao Shadowstalker.
>
Tao Shadowstalker puts some sirolei ivy in a rugged evergreen Explorer's pack.
Tao Shadowstalker roots around the area and finds some sirolei ivy.
>
The silvery mist-like aura fades away from you.
>
Tao Shadowstalker puts some sirolei ivy in a rugged evergreen Explorer's pack.
Tao Shadowstalker roots around the area and finds some sirolei ivy.
>'I know you're not really Tao.
You say, "I know you're not really Tao."
>'One day, I will destroy you, Doppleganger.
You say, "One day, I will destroy you, Doppleganger."
>hide
You manage to find a hiding place.
Roundtime: 14 sec.
>
Tao Shadowstalker puts some sirolei ivy in a rugged evergreen Explorer's pack.
The pulsating rings of light fade from around you.
Tao Shadowstalker roots around the area and finds some sirolei ivy.
>draw gun
draw gun
>
You draw forth a Rtuzma heavy pulse gun from your belted scabbard.
You draw forth a Rtuzma heavy pulse gun from your belted scabbard.
>
Tao Shadowstalker puts some sirolei ivy in a rugged evergreen Explorer's pack.
Tao Shadowstalker roots around the area and finds some sirolei ivy.
>prepare blood siphon
Placing your right fist against your open left palm, you lower your head and
begin to incant the Blood Siphon spell.
Roundtime: 6 sec.
Spell preparation time: 10 sec.
>
Tao Shadowstalker puts some sirolei ivy in a rugged evergreen Explorer's pack.
Tao Shadowstalker roots around the area and finds some sirolei ivy.
>
You complete your incantation and feel ready to cast the spell.
>
Tao Shadowstalker puts some sirolei ivy in a rugged evergreen Explorer's pack.
Tao Shadowstalker roots around the area and finds some sirolei ivy.
>
Tao Shadowstalker puts some sirolei ivy in a rugged evergreen Explorer's pack.
You feel the energy of your spell slip away from you.
Tao Shadowstalker roots around the area and finds some sirolei ivy.
>prepare blood siphon
Placing your right fist against your open left palm, you lower your head and
begin to incant the Blood Siphon spell.
Roundtime: 6 sec.
Spell preparation time: 10 sec.
>
You complete your incantation and feel ready to cast the spell.
>
Tao Shadowstalker puts some sirolei ivy in a rugged evergreen Explorer's pack.
Tao Shadowstalker roots around the area and finds some sirolei ivy.
>'Die, Doppleganger.
You say, "Die, Doppleganger."
>
Tao Shadowstalker puts some sirolei ivy in a rugged evergreen Explorer's pack.
Tao Shadowstalker roots around the area and finds some sirolei ivy.
>shoot tao
You emerge from your hiding place!
Taking a chance, you fire a Rtuzma heavy pulse gun at Tao Shadowstalker. Despite
your best efforts, he dodges the attack with relative ease.
Hoping for a miracle, you fire a Rtuzma heavy pulse gun at Tao Shadowstalker.
Somehow, he dodges the attack barely avoiding disaster.
[You are balanced, healthy, well rested, and your inner focus is lacking.]
Roundtime: 2 sec.
>hide
You manage to find a hiding place.
Roundtime: 12 sec.
>
Trathyn Darkwater arrives from the west.
>
Trathyn Darkwater goes northeast.
>
You feel the energy of your spell slip away from you.
>l
[Western Dirt Road, Crossroads]
Cobblestones pave the road here for a short distance as it splits into three
trails. Two of the paths divert around a large body of water while the third
road leads westwards in a straight line towards a city on a hill. Off to one
side of the crossroads is a two story building with a number of windows in the
face and a chimney at one end from which a pale streamer of smoke trails off
into the sky. A wooden sign hangs above the door to the building, naming the
place as well as giving directions.
You also see a wooden sign, a sturdy bornrak chest, a poorly-made saifbraelsh
safe, a battered haeleio safe, a ramshackle llirae box, a scarred temia box, a
ragged silbein trunk, an argurat fruit, a scarred gaoun casket, a sturdy temia
casket, a dilapidated silbein coffer, a nicked jalumin coffer and a
weather-beaten xoyeis trunk.
Also here is Tao Shadowstalker.
It is dark here.
You notice exits leading northeast, southeast, and west.
>
Tao Shadowstalker puts some sirolei ivy in a rugged evergreen Explorer's pack.
Tao Shadowstalker roots around the area and finds some sirolei ivy.
>shea gun
shea gun
You sheathe your heavy gun in a tooled gray sword belt and matching scabbard.
You sheathe your heavy gun in a tooled gray sword belt and matching scabbard.
>draw vib
You draw forth a sleek black and silver vibro-sabre from your belted scabbard.
>prepare blood siphon
Placing your right fist against your open left palm, you lower your head and
begin to incant the Blood Siphon spell.
Roundtime: 6 sec.
Spell preparation time: 10 sec.
>
You complete your incantation and feel ready to cast the spell.
Running more on luck than skill, you slash a sleek black and silver vibro-sabre
at Tao Shadowstalker. Somehow, you land a strong hit to his right eye as Tao
Shadowstalker fails to parry the attack.
... Critical strike!
[You are balanced, healthy, well rested, and your inner focus is waning
greatly.]
Roundtime: 8 sec.
>slash
Focused intently, you slash a sleek black and silver vibro-sabre at Tao
Shadowstalker. With little resistance, you land a fair hit to his left eye as
Tao Shadowstalker fails to parry the attack.
[You are fairly well balanced, healthy, well rested, and your inner focus is
waning greatly.]
Roundtime: 8 sec.
>
Tao Shadowstalker puts some sirolei ivy in a rugged evergreen Explorer's pack.
Tao Shadowstalker roots around the area and finds some sirolei ivy.
>
You feel fully rested.
>slash
Rapidly moving, you slash a sleek black and silver vibro-sabre at Tao
Shadowstalker. You land a massive hit to his left eye as Tao Shadowstalker fails
to parry the attack.
[You are fairly well balanced, healthy, well rested, and your inner focus is
lacking.]
Roundtime: 8 sec.
>slash
Focused intently, you slash a sleek black and silver vibro-sabre at Tao
Shadowstalker. With little resistance, you land a fair hit to his left hand as
Tao Shadowstalker fails to parry the attack.
[You are well balanced, healthy, well rested, and your inner focus is lacking.]
Roundtime: 8 sec.
>slash
In a display of raw power, you slash a sleek black and silver vibro-sabre at Tao
Shadowstalker. Mercilessly, you land a strong hit to his left arm as Tao
Shadowstalker fails to parry the attack.
[You are well balanced, healthy, well rested, and your inner focus is lacking.]
Roundtime: 8 sec.
>
Tao Shadowstalker puts some sirolei ivy in a rugged evergreen Explorer's pack.
Tao Shadowstalker roots around the area and finds some sirolei ivy.
>l tao
You see Tao Shadowstalker, a Darju Tracker.
He has dark green eyes and a deep crimson complexion marked with hunter green
stripes.
He has very short spiky black hair.
He has an a leathery pair of green dragon wings with talons at the shoulder
joints and tips and a muscular build.
He stands about 6' 5" tall, and seems to be very young for a Darju.
He is pierced with a jade green drachna nosering.
He appears to be feeling horny.
He has an X shaped scar which crosses his left cheek, and an intricate jade and
black Tao symbol on his forehead.
He has a wounded left eye, an injured right eye, a bruised left arm, and a
bruised left hand.
He is bleeding lightly from the left eye and slightly from the right eye.
He is holding some sirolei ivy in his right hand and nothing in the left.
He is wearing a simple shadow black kilt, a large black satchel intricately
beaded with rare green and purple jade into a Tao symbol across the flap, a pair
of black komnagon skin boots, a pitch black gi studded on the back with rare
green and purple jades arranged into the Tao symbol, a leather chest harness
with silver chains, a rose button that reads, "Official Roselie Magelyan
Fan Club Member", a soft leather gorget, a worn komnagon-skin thigh-quiver,
a rough leather belt, a jade eye belt buckle, a master lockpicking kit, a pair
of soft leather gloves, a pair of thin leather sculpting gloves, a shiny black
helmet, a dark jade kilt pin, a smudge of blood red lipstick, an aefafe ring, a
rugged evergreen Explorer's pack, a jade wedding ring etched with a celestial
scene, a muddy brown haversack with tribal designs scattered across it, a matte
black headset communicator, and a sleek black entropy net rifle with a gleaming
titanium grip.
>
You feel the energy of your spell slip away from you.
>slash
Moving deliberately and carefully, you slash a sleek black and silver
vibro-sabre at Tao Shadowstalker. You land a serious hit to his right leg as Tao
Shadowstalker fails to parry the attack.
Tao Shadowstalker reels and falls flat on his back!
[You are incredibly balanced, healthy, well rested, and your inner focus is
waning greatly.]
Roundtime: 8 sec.
>l
[Western Dirt Road, Crossroads]
Cobblestones pave the road here for a short distance as it splits into three
trails. Two of the paths divert around a large body of water while the third
road leads westwards in a straight line towards a city on a hill. Off to one
side of the crossroads is a two story building with a number of windows in the
face and a chimney at one end from which a pale streamer of smoke trails off
into the sky. A wooden sign hangs above the door to the building, naming the
place as well as giving directions.
You also see a wooden sign, a sturdy bornrak chest, a poorly-made saifbraelsh
safe, a battered haeleio safe, a ramshackle llirae box, a scarred temia box, a
ragged silbein trunk, an argurat fruit, a scarred gaoun casket, a sturdy temia
casket, a dilapidated silbein coffer, a nicked jalumin coffer and a
weather-beaten xoyeis trunk.
Also here is Tao Shadowstalker who is lying down.
It is dark here.
You notice exits leading northeast, southeast, and west.
>shea vib
You sheathe your standard vibro-sabre in a tooled gray sword belt and matching
scabbard.
>draw gun
draw gun
You draw forth a Rtuzma heavy pulse gun from your belted scabbard.
You draw forth a Rtuzma heavy pulse gun from your belted scabbard.
>aim at tao
You begin to aim a shot at Tao Shadowstalker.
Roundtime: 3 sec.
>prepare blood siphon
Placing your right fist against your open left palm, you lower your head and
begin to incant the Blood Siphon spell.
Roundtime: 8 sec.
Spell preparation time: 10 sec.
>
Tao Shadowstalker puts some sirolei ivy in a rugged evergreen Explorer's pack.
You feel your shot is ready.
Tao Shadowstalker roots around the area and finds some sirolei ivy.
>shoot tao
Siezing a perfect moment, you fire a Rtuzma heavy pulse gun at Tao Shadowstalker.
You land a critical hit to his left hand as Tao Shadowstalker fails to dodge the
attack.
Patiently waiting for a good shot, you fire a Rtuzma heavy pulse gun at Tao
Shadowstalker. In short order, you land a slight hit to his head as Tao
Shadowstalker fails to dodge the attack.
[You are well balanced, healthy, well rested, and your inner focus is waning
greatly.]
Roundtime: 2 sec.
>
You complete your incantation and feel ready to cast the spell.
>shoot
Taking advantage of an opening, you fire a Rtuzma heavy pulse gun at Tao
Shadowstalker. With finesse, you land a good hit to his right arm as Tao
Shadowstalker fails to dodge the attack.
Carefully timing the shot, you fire a Rtuzma heavy pulse gun at Tao
Shadowstalker. In a display of skill, you land a critical hit to his left leg as
Tao Shadowstalker fails to dodge the attack.
[You are well balanced, healthy, well rested, and your inner focus is waning
greatly.]
Roundtime: 2 sec.
>cast tao
As you raise your head and open your eyes, you focus on Tao Shadowstalker and
draw your right fist back, then strike your open left palm.
You feel more healthy as you drain the life force from Tao Shadowstalker!
Roundtime: 5 sec.
>l tao
You see Tao Shadowstalker, a Darju Tracker.
He has dark green eyes and a deep crimson complexion marked with hunter green
stripes.
He has very short spiky black hair.
He has an a leathery pair of green dragon wings with talons at the shoulder
joints and tips and a muscular build.
He stands about 6' 5" tall, and seems to be very young for a Darju.
He is pierced with a jade green drachna nosering.
He appears to be feeling horny.
He has an X shaped scar which crosses his left cheek, and an intricate jade and
black Tao symbol on his forehead.
He has a slightly scuffed head, a wounded left eye, an injured right eye, a
bruised left arm, a bruised right arm, a wounded left hand, an injured left leg,
and an injured right leg.
He is bleeding lightly from the left eye, slightly from the right eye, and
lightly from the left hand.
He is holding some sirolei ivy in his right hand and nothing in the left.
He is wearing a simple shadow black kilt, a large black satchel intricately
beaded with rare green and purple jade into a Tao symbol across the flap, a pair
of black komnagon skin boots, a pitch black gi studded on the back with rare
green and purple jades arranged into the Tao symbol, a leather chest harness
with silver chains, a rose button that reads, "Official Roselie Magelyan
Fan Club Member", a soft leather gorget, a worn komnagon-skin thigh-quiver,
a rough leather belt, a jade eye belt buckle, a master lockpicking kit, a pair
of soft leather gloves, a pair of thin leather sculpting gloves, a shiny black
helmet, a dark jade kilt pin, a smudge of blood red lipstick, an aefafe ring, a
rugged evergreen Explorer's pack, a jade wedding ring etched with a celestial
scene, a muddy brown haversack with tribal designs scattered across it, a matte
black headset communicator, and a sleek black entropy net rifle with a gleaming
titanium grip.
>shoot
Fumbling a bit in the process of taking a shot, you fire a Rtuzma heavy pulse
gun at Tao Shadowstalker. Amazingly, you land a serious hit to his right foot as
Tao Shadowstalker fails to dodge the attack.
Tao Shadowstalker is completely dazed by the attack!
Carefully timing the shot, you fire a Rtuzma heavy pulse gun at Tao
Shadowstalker. In a display of skill, you land a critical hit to his chest as
Tao Shadowstalker fails to dodge the attack.
[You are well balanced, healthy, well rested, and your inner focus is nearly
fully spent.]
Roundtime: 2 sec.
>
The distinct whirring sound that barely emanates from a Rtuzma heavy pulse gun
informs you that it is ready to fire again.
The distinct whirring sound that barely emanates from a Rtuzma heavy pulse gun
informs you that it is ready to fire again.
>shoot
Fumbling a bit in the process of taking a shot, you fire a Rtuzma heavy pulse
gun at Tao Shadowstalker. Amazingly, you land a devastating hit to his left leg
as Tao Shadowstalker fails to dodge the attack.
Taking a chance on a tricky shot, you fire a Rtuzma heavy pulse gun at Tao
Shadowstalker. Mercilessly, you land a critical hit to his abdomen as Tao
Shadowstalker fails to dodge the attack.
Mortally wounded, Tao Shadowstalker releases a final sigh and succumbs to the
cold embrace of death before you.
[You are well balanced, healthy, well rested, and your inner focus is nearly
fully spent.]
Roundtime: 2 sec.
About 5 minutes later...
[Western Dirt Road, Crossroads]
Cobblestones pave the road here for a short distance as it splits into three
trails. Two of the paths divert around a large body of water while the third
road leads westwards in a straight line towards a city on a hill. Off to one
side of the crossroads is a two story building with a number of windows in the
face and a chimney at one end from which a pale streamer of smoke trails off
into the sky. A wooden sign hangs above the door to the building, naming the
place as well as giving directions.
You also see a wooden sign, a poorly-made saifbraelsh safe, a battered haeleio
safe, a ramshackle llirae box, a scarred temia box, a ragged silbein trunk, an
argurat fruit, a scarred gaoun casket, a sturdy temia casket, a dilapidated
silbein coffer, a nicked jalumin coffer, a weather-beaten xoyeis trunk and a
shabby eorae chest.
Also here is the body of Tao Shadowstalker who is dead, Trathyn Darkwater, Carth
Eofic, and Dilettante Mellie Knight.
You notice exits leading northeast, southeast, and west.
>
Carth Eofic points at you, revealing your hiding place.
>
Carth Eofic growls.
>
Carth Eofic points at you.
>
Mellie Knight says, "Neifl what the fuck."
>
Carth Eofic points at Tao Shadowstalker.
>
Carth Eofic growls.
>'What?
You ask, "What?"
>
Trathyn Darkwater says, "I see You notice Neifl Ghostdance sneaking
west."
>
Mellie Knight says, "Dont what me."
>
Carth Eofic draws forth a series AG10 handgun from a black leather holster.
Carth Eofic draws forth a Rtuzma officer's sidearm from a black leather holster.
>
Mellie Knight says, "What in the hell is wrong with you."
>'It's not really Tao.
You say, "It's not really Tao."
>
Carth Eofic glowers.
>
Mellie Knight says, "Bullshit."
>l
[Western Dirt Road, Crossroads]
Cobblestones pave the road here for a short distance as it splits into three
trails. Two of the paths divert around a large body of water while the third
road leads westwards in a straight line towards a city on a hill. Off to one
side of the crossroads is a two story building with a number of windows in the
face and a chimney at one end from which a pale streamer of smoke trails off
into the sky. A wooden sign hangs above the door to the building, naming the
place as well as giving directions.
You also see a wooden sign, a poorly-made saifbraelsh safe, a battered haeleio
safe, a ramshackle llirae box, a scarred temia box, a ragged silbein trunk, an
argurat fruit, a scarred gaoun casket, a sturdy temia casket, a dilapidated
silbein coffer, a nicked jalumin coffer, a weather-beaten xoyeis trunk and a
shabby eorae chest.
Also here is the body of Tao Shadowstalker who is dead, Trathyn Darkwater, Carth
Eofic, and Dilettante Mellie Knight.
You notice exits leading northeast, southeast, and west.
>
Trathyn Darkwater says, "He says its not tao, its just look like him."
>
Carth Eofic exclaims something in Eolaish.
>'It's a Doppleganger.
You say, "It's a Doppleganger."
>
Mellie Knight turns to you and says, "You have got to get this doppelganger
thing out of your head."
>
Mellie Knight points at Tao Shadowstalker.
>
Mellie Knight says, "THAT IS TAO."
>
Mellie Knight says, "And Im PISSED."
>
Carth Eofic glares at you.
>'It looks like Tao. But it isn't Tao.
You say, "It looks like Tao. But it isn't Tao."
>
Mellie Knight asks, "Oh ok so Im not Mellie then either huh?"
>'Maybe you aren't.
You say, "Maybe you aren't."
>
Carth Eofic sizes up the area around him.
>
Carth Eofic stands next to Mellie Knight.
>
Trathyn Darkwater asks, "Do boxes kill ya when ya opening them?"
>
Mellie Knight says, "No but Neifl does when he is bored."
>l
[Western Dirt Road, Crossroads]
Cobblestones pave the road here for a short distance as it splits into three
trails. Two of the paths divert around a large body of water while the third
road leads westwards in a straight line towards a city on a hill. Off to one
side of the crossroads is a two story building with a number of windows in the
face and a chimney at one end from which a pale streamer of smoke trails off
into the sky. A wooden sign hangs above the door to the building, naming the
place as well as giving directions.
You also see a wooden sign, a poorly-made saifbraelsh safe, a battered haeleio
safe, a ramshackle llirae box, a scarred temia box, a ragged silbein trunk, an
argurat fruit, a scarred gaoun casket, a sturdy temia casket, a dilapidated
silbein coffer, a nicked jalumin coffer, a weather-beaten xoyeis trunk and a
shabby eorae chest.
Also here is the body of Tao Shadowstalker who is dead, Trathyn Darkwater, Carth
Eofic, and Dilettante Mellie Knight.
You notice exits leading northeast, southeast, and west.
>
Trathyn Darkwater says, "Hmmmm."
>'If we don't kill the Dopplegangers, they'll come after us.
You say, "If we don't kill the Dopplegangers, they'll come after us."
>
Trathyn Darkwater says, "I did see him sneaking away when I got here."
>
Mellie Knight says, "Oh give me a break."
>
Mellie Knight asks, "Can I have some of whatever your smoking?"
>'I smoke nothing.
You say, "I smoke nothing."
>shea gun
You sheathe your heavy gun in a tooled gray sword belt and matching scabbard.
>l tao
You see Tao Shadowstalker, a Darju Tracker.
He has dark green eyes and a deep crimson complexion marked with hunter green
stripes.
He has very short spiky black hair.
He has an a leathery pair of green dragon wings with talons at the shoulder
joints and tips and a muscular build.
He stands about 6' 5" tall, and seems to be very young for a Darju.
He is pierced with a jade green drachna nosering.
He appears to be feeling horny.
He has an X shaped scar which crosses his left cheek, and an intricate jade and
black Tao symbol on his forehead.
He has a slightly scuffed head, a wounded left eye, an injured right eye, an
injured chest, an injured abdomen, a bruised left arm, a bruised right arm, a
wounded left hand, a completely destroyed left leg, an injured right leg, and an
injured right foot.
He is bleeding lightly from the left eye, slightly from the right eye, slightly
from the chest, lightly from the left hand, and extremely from the left leg.
He is holding some sirolei ivy in his right hand and nothing in the left.
He is wearing a simple shadow black kilt, a large black satchel intricately
beaded with rare green and purple jade into a Tao symbol across the flap, a pair
of black komnagon skin boots, a pitch black gi studded on the back with rare
green and purple jades arranged into the Tao symbol, a leather chest harness
with silver chains, a rose button that reads, "Official Roselie Magelyan
Fan Club Member", a soft leather gorget, a worn komnagon-skin thigh-quiver,
a rough leather belt, a jade eye belt buckle, a master lockpicking kit, a pair
of soft leather gloves, a pair of thin leather sculpting gloves, a shiny black
helmet, a dark jade kilt pin, a smudge of blood red lipstick, an aefafe ring, a
rugged evergreen Explorer's pack, a jade wedding ring etched with a celestial
scene, a muddy brown haversack with tribal designs scattered across it, a matte
black headset communicator, and a sleek black entropy net rifle with a gleaming
titanium grip.
>
Trathyn Darkwater asks, "So, what we do for Tao?"
>
Trathyn Darkwater points at Tao Shadowstalker.
>
CrayZeke SunShades arrives from the west.
>
CrayZeke SunShades goes southeast.
>
Mellie Knight asks, "He is going to restore now. Think you can trust that
his clone is for rea?"
>'How would I be able to tell?
You ask, "How would I be able to tell?"
>
Mellie Knight says, "Because I said so."
>
Mellie Knight says, "And I should know."
>'But if he does anything Dopplegangerish, I will slay him.
You say, "But if he does anything Dopplegangerish, I will slay him."
>
Carth Eofic stands next to Tao Shadowstalker.
>
Tao Shadowstalker's body sinks into the ground before you! Quickly it vanishes,
leaving only the obviously disturbed earth to mark his grave. (This
is about 7 or so minutes after he was killed.)
>l
[Western Dirt Road, Crossroads]
Cobblestones pave the road here for a short distance as it splits into three
trails. Two of the paths divert around a large body of water while the third
road leads westwards in a straight line towards a city on a hill. Off to one
side of the crossroads is a two story building with a number of windows in the
face and a chimney at one end from which a pale streamer of smoke trails off
into the sky. A wooden sign hangs above the door to the building, naming the
place as well as giving directions.
You also see a wooden sign, a poorly-made saifbraelsh safe, a battered haeleio
safe, a ramshackle llirae box, a scarred temia box, a ragged silbein trunk, an
argurat fruit, a scarred gaoun casket, a sturdy temia casket, a dilapidated
silbein coffer, a nicked jalumin coffer, a weather-beaten xoyeis trunk, a shabby
eorae chest and the Tao Shadowstalker grave.
Also here is Trathyn Darkwater, Carth Eofic, and Dilettante Mellie Knight.
You notice exits leading northeast, southeast, and west.
>'I'd make sure he's really Tao, before he kills you.
You say, "I'd make sure he's really Tao, before he kills you."
>glance mell
Mellie Knight asks, "What the hell did he say Neifl?"
You glance furtively at Mellie Knight.
>w
You go west.