The Eye of Winter's Fury (109 page)

	Special abilities
	Might of chaos : Each time Sable wins a combat round, roll a die to determine the nature of his attack:
	or Sable heals himself instead of rolling for a damage score, restoring 10 health . (This cannot take him above his starting health of 100.)
	or Sable rolls for a damage score as normal. or Sable inflicts a curse on you. This causes three dice of damage to your hero, ignoring armour , and stops you playing any speed or combat abilities in the next combat round.
	Fang and claw : Roll a die and add 2 to the result. This is the number of combat rounds that it will take Nanuk to defeat Sable’s wolf. (If you rolled a then the wolf would be defeated at the end of the sixth combat round.) Once the wolf is defeated, Sable’s magic is reduced by 2 and he immediately loses 10 health .

If you manage to defeat the dark prince, turn to
658
.

752

‘Then we have a problem,’ sighs the bard.

In a single blur of movement, the woman draws a sword and presses the tip to your throat. You feel the air humming around the
blade, the runed glass still infused with some resonance of magic. ‘Now, I like you, honey – a lot, as it happens. But I didn’t drag myself to this flea pit just for the company. This is business. And you’re getting in the way.’

You jerk sideways as her blade jabs forward, then leap back to avoid her downward cut.

‘Impressive moves,’ she says, arching an eyebrow. ‘Shall we dance?’

You circle one another, eyes locked with intent. Then your weapons sweep together in a blaze of frenzied magic. It is time to fight:

	Special abilities
	Gift of the gab : The bard taunts you throughout the battle, seeking to distract you. All your results when rolling for attack speed must be rerolled.

If you manage to defeat this taunting temptress, turn to
622
. If you are defeated, remember to record the defeat on your hero sheet and turn to
56
.

753

You make it round the glacier and onto the home straight – the walls of the prison now less than a mile to the south. Unfortunately, the other racers who cut through the glacier are too far ahead to catch, but you can still battle for fourth place with the scrawny racer who tried to fry you.

Cracking your whip, you urge your dog-team alongside his sled, looking to overtake. In desperation, he swings his sled into yours, the spikes along his wooden frame cutting gouges out of your own. His thin, malnourished hounds snap and bite at your dog-team, looking to maim your strongest runners.

You will need to take a challenge test using your
toughness
attribute: