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10 = "You meet a militia group. They're inexperienced warriors, banded together to protect their home. They introduce themselves and say they're from the city of Krizsan, not far away.";
11 = "If they recognize you as being Avernites, they don't comment on it, even though it must be completely obvious. Your appearance is very distinctive.";
12 = "Anyway, they tell you be on the lookout for slimes and move on.";
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14 = "You meet a militia group. They're inexperienced warriors, banded together to protect their home. They introduce themselves and say they're from the city of Krizsan, not far away. They seem quite happy.";
15 = "They tell you that they're on patrol looking for slimes, but that they haven't seen any for a while. _Don't be careless, but we think we may have seen the worst of it._";
16 = "They're so relieved that they don't seem to notice that you're clearly unusual. Your pale skin must mark you instantly as Avernites. They just don't care.";
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18 = "As the militia moves on, you notice that they give you a last long look. They seem confused that there is a nephil traveling so close to the city, but they don't seem inclined to do anything about it.";
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22 = "As the militia moves on, you notice that they give you a last long look. They have clearly never seen a slithzerikai before. Fortunately, they don't attack. You doubt that everyone on the surface will be so generous.";
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25 = "There are some cows grazing here, carefully chewing around the occasional pool of toxic slime. Looking at them, you can't help but think of all the delicious food you've been denied during your years in Avernum.";
26 = "You notice some movement in the underbrush ahead. You approach carefully, wondering what sort of friendly and fascinating surface creature will emerge.";
27 = "You are disappointed to find, however, that the approaching creatures aren't animals but blobs of brightly colored slime. The grass underneath them curls up and dissolves as they glide over it. They glide quickly towards you.";
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30 = "Some slimes mill about aimlessly. You notice that, as they move over the grass, it burns and curls up. At first, they don't seem like they notice you. Then, with surprising speed, they change course and slither towards you.";
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34 = "You encounter a large pack of wolves, on the hunt for wild game. They shy away from you, but that wouldn't prevent you from hunting them.";
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38 = "As you finished off one of the worgs, you noticed it had a pouch around its neck. You open it and find some gold. How odd that such a beast would carry something like this.";
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42 = "You encounter some unicorns. The foul, dark beasts are grazing the plants, pulling them up by the roots with their rotting teeth. One of them looks up, spits at you, and resumes its destructive grazing.";
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46 = "You find a large stone farmhouse. It was once a solid, beautiful stone structure. Now the crops are dead, the land has been spoiled by slimes. The building looks abandoned. ";
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49 = "While poking around in this glade, you see a small flash of light from under a pile of leaves. You look closer and find that a somewhat tarnished silver flask caught a beam of sunlight. You pick it up and shake it. There's fluid inside.";
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51 = "You return to the friendly farmhouse. The family there is very pleased to see you. They ask if you would like to buy some more provisions. Do you?";
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55 = "You reach a tight cluster of farmhouses surrounded by a tall, recently built, stone fence. Behind it, several farmers watch you carefully.";
56 = "You can easily see that they recognize you as outsiders, possibly even as Avernites. Fortunately, they aren't immediately hostile.";
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61 = "The farmers welcome you warmly. You find out that the son of one of the families was sent into Avernum some years previous, for _being a little funny._ You can see the anger in their eyes, fresh after all these years.";
62 = "They ask you if you ever saw him. You haven't, but they are still greatly relieved to hear that Avernum exists and is doing all right. They are so grateful that they offer to sell you some of their crops, at a discount. Accept?";
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65 = "You are at the outskirts of the city of Krizsan, one of the largest cities on the continent of Valorim. Even the largest settlements in Avernum look miniscule compared to Krizsan, and Krizsan is a small settlement by Empire standards.";
66 = "As you get close, you pass travelers, farmers, and soldiers. Practically all of them notice you. Your crude clothes, thinness, and pale skin immediately mark you as different, and at least some of them must recognize you as Avernites.";
67 = "Yet, they don't seem interested. For whatever reason, they don't care that you are from the Empire's enemy. Perhaps people here aren't influenced by the Empire much. Or perhaps they have worse things to worry about.";
68 = "There are patches of burned land around the city, left there to fend off the occasional incursions from deadly slimes.";
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