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You pick up the road out of sight of the poor survivors and follow it to the next village. This village is also ablaze. No one attempts to put out the fire; instead, everyone stares at a figure dancing maniacally on the roof of a house. It is a familiar and disturbing sight: Jahksa. Even now he is hurling bolts of magical flame into the thatched and wooden roofs of the village houses.

Illustration XIII—Everyone stares at a figure dancing maniacally on the roof of the house.

If you wish to attack the Jahksa at long range, turn to 154.

If you have the Magical Power of Elementalism and wish to use it, turn to 169.