PROLOGUE

You take the small parchment from your bag and unroll it...

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BY THE AUTHORITY AND MIGHT OF KING-UNDER-STORM MALUNG,

 BY MODOC AND BY THE PROVINCES UNDER HIM AND ONLY HIM,

         AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE GREAT LAWMAKERS OF THE AXE-KEEP

THE EYE AND HAND DECLARE:

GROL-"NIGHTCRAWLER" , mercenary-warrior of the Armies of Slash, soldier serving the Mercenary-Liege Vanduvius Slash, are to travel to the township of Jaghn with utmost haste. Due to your battallion's victories at the Battles of the East-boil, and specially due to your accomplishments at Dagmar and the slaying of it's chief, in which you dealt the killing blow and assured victory - you thus have been granted special position as Executioner (the secondmost position of power in such a place) . To this, you have been granted the boon of passage through the Gate of No Entry; with this honor you will be able to walk upon King's Country and the Road of the White Sword of Baelundi.

Upon your arrival to the Country, you are to travel north, to the border-town of Jaghn, and present yourself to the residing Lawmaster for immediate arming. Under his command and watchful hand, YOU are to defend the province and city-keep with your life.  It is imperative that the border must NOT fall. If it falls, you as the second in command, along with the residing Lawmaster, will be promptly deemed as criminals, and a bounty will be sought for.

SIGNED - LAWMASTER AGGAMAN, LORD OVER AXE-KEEP AND HAND OF THE EYE

(A distinctive seal follows: a hand with an eye inside of it. Behind it, a double-bladed axe)

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...You stomp out the fire and dismantle your camp. You make ready to approach the main entrance tunnel.

As you arrive to the city gates by the entrance tunnel, two armed men ask for your name, but let you pass without much hassle