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The jolt leaves you breathless but otherwise unharmed. As you recover your composure you hear a scrabbling sound deep within the rock-face. Suddenly a section of the sheer wall crumbles away, exposing the head of a ghastly worm-like creature with huge clacking mandibles. You have disturbed a hungry Lapillibore and it is intent on eating you alive.

Illustration XVIII—The head of a ghastly worm-like creature with huge clacking mandibles is exposed.

Lapillibore: COMBAT SKILL 16 ENDURANCE 50

Owing to your precarious position, deduct 3 points from your COMBAT SKILL for the duration of the fight. To prevent yourself from falling into the gorge you can fight using only a weapon that can be used with one hand (i.e. a Sword, Mace, Axe, Dagger, Short Sword, or Warhammer). You cannot make use of a Shield. All weapon-like Special Items should be treated just as normal weapons for determining whether or not you may use them in this combat (e.g. you cannot use the Silver Bow of Duadon but you may use the Sommerswerd).

If you win the combat, turn to 72.