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The Chaos-master’s braying laughter fills the hall as he watches the stunned expression on your face. ‘Are you not amused?’ he roars.

You study your identical twin opposite and sense an aura of evil. It is a creation of Shasarak, sent to thwart your final bid to claim the Moonstone. In the Shianti language such a creature is known as a Jahksa, the spiritual apparition of one already living, a perversion of nature and a being of great evil. Without the human emotions of guilt, remorse, and sorrow, a Jahksa has no conscience or morals, and is a passionless killer.

‘And now,’ intones the Chaos-master, when the echo of his laughter has finally subsided, ‘tell me what it is you seek?’ Carefully, you weigh in your mind what you should ask.

If you possess a Cloth Map of the Moaning Mountain and wish to ask for Tanith to be returned to you, turn to 20.

If you do not possess this Special Item, but still wish to ask for Tanith’s return and enquire how you may reach the Realm of the Moonstone, turn to 62.