The Hunter

Dreams or memories rush past you, fighting inside a castle. A delegation of diplomats scattering before armed warriors. Men-at-arms locked in combat, spells flying past. Flames lick at the furniture, storms blast the walls. An old man in a travelling cloak putting out the flames, casting spells at the other spellcasters. Suddenly he casts one at you and you fall into blackness.

You wake up suddenly with the sensation of hitting the floor.
Ruined Statue
You are in a crumbling stone room. Above you towers a broken statue, ravaged by the passage of time. It holds a torch, which is burning, illuminating the room. About you lurk malevolent shadows, seeming to move with a life of their own, though these are glimpses seen from the corner of your eye that vanish the moment you look closely at them. They are probably tricks of the torchlight. Passages in the ruined walls of this place lie to the north and west.  

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