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//    Town 63: Kothtar


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20 = "You are at the edge of a dank pit. Loud, unnerving hisses drift up from the darkness below.";
21 = "You look at the walls of the shaft. You could climb down, if you were careful. However, the walls are pretty slippery - you may not be able to climb back up.";
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23 = "_Fine. You look like as good a group as any. Let's go kill some giants._ He flexes his muscles, which seem decent, and joins you.";
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26 = "You page through the book and realize how important it is. It's an account of the bizarre magical research that has been happening at this fort since it was constructed, in secret, three years ago.";
27 = "Most of the experiments, such as the attempts to interbreed viscous goos and other creatures to create warriors who would split when struck, failed. However, two efforts seem significant.";
28 = "One of the two was a success. They found a way to modify giants to not only make them stronger and tougher but to make them mindlessly receptive to Empire commands. Such giants are now being produced very quickly, and not just here.";
29 = "The other experiment involves the Orb of Thralni, which is somewhere in this fort. They are trying to unlock its secrets so that they can create armies of flying soldiers. They have not yet succeeded, but they think that they might.";
30 = "Someone in Avernum will want this information. The book is very well secured to the pedestal, but that doesn't stop you from ripping a big wad of pages out of it. You pocket them.";
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32 = "In the corner, you find a perfectly circular, perfectly still basin of water. It is made of granite, two feet in diameter and a few inches deep. By the pool is a dipper, so that you could easily take a drink.";
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38 = "There is a giant strapped down inside this massive stone sarcophagus. However, it's not like the nasty, stupid giants that lived in the caves before the Empire came. It is being altered by the mages here.";
39 = "Its skin has darkened and is covered with strange, purplish spots. Its eyes glow red, its bones have twisted, and huge lumps of muscles have appeared at irregular intervals on its body.";
40 = "Finally, large metal plates have been implanted under its body, to provide protection. All of these changes look agonizingly painful.";
41 = "When the light hits it, the creature opens its eyes. It is awake for the first time since its transformation. The freshly-made mutant giant eyes you with an eerie combination of fear and hatred.";
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44 = "In one of the shelves of the dresser, you find a small pouch. You peek inside. It's full of small, gold coins.";
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46 = "You flip through the notes on this pedestal. Most of them describe mundane details of the maintenance of this fortress. Ledgers, lists of building materials, etc.";
47 = "One note is interesting. It says, 'The west trapdoor. Press the gargoyle's eye. Make sure guards know.'";
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