

 {15}With that pesky Lord Ross out of the
 {15}way, Endrick and Elandra entered the
 {15}throne room, where the king of the
 {15}Mryaal stared raptly into the depths
 {15}of his evil ruby, oblivious to
 {15}everything else around him. Before
 {15}they could fall into the jewel's
 {15}thrall, Endrick grabbed the ruby
 {15}and smashed it against the floor.
 {15}The king awoke from his daze and
 {15}immediately called in several
 {15}retainers to repeal the strange
 {15}laws he had been passing.
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 {15}`I thank you for saving my kingdom,
 {15}brave adventurers.^ the king spoke.
 {15}`There is something foul afoot in
 {15}Mysteria, but I know not what it
 {15}might be. The kingdom of the Goblins
 {15}is suffering as well...just before
 {15}I found that vile ruby, a Goblin
 {15}emissary had come to me and reported
 {15}a terrible plague that was causing
 {15}all his people to go mad. He had
 {15}asked me to tell your Human king of
 {15}this plague, but once I found the
 {15}ruby, I completely forgot about the
 {15}entire matter.^
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 {15}`Please, brave adventurers,travel to
 {15}the Goblin kingdom, and see if you
 {15}can determine the source of their
 {15}plague. Perhaps then you will find
 {15}a clue as to what force is trying to
 {15}destroy the land of Mysteria.^

 {15}And so our heroes set forth toward
 {15}the Goblin kingdom, hoping to solve
 {15}the mystery of the {10}Realms of Chaos.
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