By Sara Wheeler
Publish 12 months note: First released January 1st 1996 by means of glossy Library
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After writing hugely praised go back and forth books, Sara Wheeler was once permitted by means of the yankee govt to be the 1st foreigner on their nationwide technology Foundation's Antarctic Artists' and Writers software. She spent seven months at the continent, vacationing from the fabled Ross Ice Shelf to the Pole itself, the remoter reaches of the West Antarctic ice sheet, and the balmy Antarctic Peninsula. [/i]
[i]Terra Incognita is a meditation at the panorama, myths and heritage of 1 of the remotest components of the globe, in addition to an stumble upon with the foreign transitority citizens of the zone - residing in shut confinement regardless of the encompassing acres of white area - and the mechanics of daily existence in remarkable stipulations. via Sara Wheeler, the Antarctic is published, in all its seductive mystery.
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AZVERNATHI RAUL CR 3 XP 800 Male human cleric of Asmodeus 4 LE Medium humanoid (human) Init +6; Senses Perception +3 DEFENSE AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+6 armor, +2 Dex) hp 21 (4d8) Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +7 OFFENSE Speed 30 ft. (20 ft.
Vendalfek is merely looking for entertainment, and the PCs seem so much more interesting than anyone else he’s seen in the tavern. The faerie dragon’s lived in secret in Kintargo for years, and thinks of the place as his home, though he doesn’t really understand human politics. Still, he’s smart, and any attempt to explain to the dragon what’s happened should suffice to educate him. Vendalfek begins an encounter friendly to the PCs unless they attacked him, in which case he’s indifferent. Convincing him to stop teasing the patrons of Clenchjaw’s counts as complicated aid for the prankster dragon (Diplomacy DC 18 if friendly, or DC 23 if indifferent).
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