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A sense of foreboding hangs over you as you mount your horse and head towards the city’s south gate. There, a couple of tired night guards grumble wearily at your demand for the gate to be opened.
‘What’s the hurry?’ they growl. The door finally opens and you gallop through the arch.
Half a mile beyond a stone bridge you see a signpost. An arrow pointing to the south says, ‘Meadowood ½ mile/Holmgard 80 miles’, and the other arrow, pointing west says simply, ‘Old Mine Road’.
If you wish to continue south along the highway, turn to 7.
If you decide to take the road heading west, turn to 55.