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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ben'dar introduces his new horse:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The party notices that everything has gone
unnaturally quiet. The wind has even died down. It is as if the
entire world has stopped what it is doing and is waiting...holding its
breath in anticipation of what is about to happen! Suddenly the ground
begins to shake, slightly at first, but then it shakes harder and harder
until it feels like a massive earthquake! The sun, which has just
sunk beneath the horizon, stops setting and actually RISES back into
the western sky, as if the gods themselves want a better view of what is to
come. Beams of blinding light blaze from the newly risen sun in a
focused ray of glory, enveloping a huge figure that approaches at a
mighty gallop. It is the approaching horse that causes the ground to shake
and the very gods to gasp in wonder and awe! Lightning smashes downward on
either side of the galloping horse, cascading to keep pace with and
illuminate the horse's path with dazzling blue and white light.
As the horse's hoofs strike the hard ground, they make loud cracking sounds
like a blacksmith hammer on an anvil, and little spurts of yellow fire seem to
be crackling along the bottom of each hoof, with tiny flames and smoke
lingering in the hoofprints left behind. As the horse draws near, the
sound of impossibly loud guitars fill the air and a
voice begins to sing, "We... are the champions...my
friends...."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><ahem> sorry, couldn't resist the
overly-dramatic flourish there...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For real this time:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ben'dar is riding a new horse, a massive black
warhorse with a very long mane and tail. Its coat is glossy and
as black as midnight under a new moon. Around its muscular neck it
wears a jeweled leather collar that sparkles in the sunlight. This horse
is obviously a very proud and powerful animal, and it whinnies loudly while
stamping the ground impatiently with its sharp hooves. Ben'dar seems to be
working hard just to keep his mount under control.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Looking up at the party, Ben'dar smiles at the
party and says proudly, "This is Tef'wo. It is the horse that the Great
Lady Varo prophesied I would find!"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Questions:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is the mysterious man on the donkey still covered
with a hood? Can we see his face? Does he have any weapons in
view?</FONT></DIV>
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