

[page="start"]

"Greetings, stranger.  What brings you here?"

[link="Who are you?"]
[linkto="name"]
[link="What do you do?"]
[linkto="job"]
[link="Join me"]
[linkto="join"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]

[endpage]


[page="startname"]

"Hello again."

[link="What do you do?"]
[linkto="job"]
[link="Join me"]
[linkto="join"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]

[endpage]


[page="name"]
[learn_name]

"My name is Darian, but most people refer to me as
 'The hunter'."

[link="What do you do?"]
[linkto="job"]
[link="Join me"]
[linkto="join"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="job"]

"I am a huntsman.  I live off the creatures of the
 forest, and vegetables I grow myself.

 Sometimes I also trade with others.. fur pelts
 can fetch a good price in the marketplace."

[link="Tell me about the forests."]
[linkto="forest"]
[link="Join me"]
[linkto="join"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="join"]
[call="join_party"]
[!if false][goto="join2"]

"I would be honoured to help the Promised One in his
 great work, if that is what you wish."

[link="What do you do?"]
[linkto="job"]
[link="Tell me about the forests."]
[linkto="forest"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="join2"]

"I regret I would rather not join such a large party."

[link="What do you do?"]
[linkto="job"]
[link="Tell me about the forests."]
[linkto="forest"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]

----- Forest -----

[page="forest"]

"The forest provides cover for the many creatures
 that dwell in the woodland, and it provides us
 too with wood and shelter."

[link="Tell me about the creatures of the forest."]
[linkto="forestc1"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]

[endpage]



----- Forest Creatures -----

[page="forestc1"]

"You should watch for snakes, bears, and woolves.
 They can be dangerous.  But do not attack them, even in
 self-defence.  The LORD cares for many of His creatures
 and is quick to anger if you harm them.

 There are also many birds and deer, which can be eaten.
 Greypigs will make a fine meal, but they can also be
 dangerous.
 
 Whatever you do, avoid the forest by night, for it is
 then that the imps and demons of the Evil One stalk the
 land!"

[link="Tell me about the dangerous creatures."]
[linkto="forestc2"]
[link="Tell me about the other creatures."]
[linkto="forestc3"]
[link="What comes out at night?"]
[linkto="supernatural"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


-- dangerous --

[page="forestc2"]

"Which would you hear of.. Snakes, bears, or woolves?"
 
[link="Tell me about the snakes."]
[linkto="snakes"]
[link="Tell me about the bears."]
[linkto="bears"]
[link="Tell me about the wolves."]
[linkto="wolves"]
[link="Tell me about the other creatures."]
[linkto="forestc3"]
[link="What comes out at night?"]
[linkto="supernatural"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="snakes"]

"Snakes are common.  They have a poisonous bite which can
 maim or kill the unwary.  Dress thickly and the chances
 of being poisoned will diminish.

 There are also magical antidotes available that will
 cure most kinds of poisoning, so it is good to have some
 of these at hand.

 I have heard also of witches' spells that kill worms and
 snakes, but I know not how this be done."

[link="Tell me about the bears."]
[linkto="bears"]
[link="Tell me about the wolves."]
[linkto="wolves"]
[link="Tell me about the other creatures."]
[linkto="forestc3"]
[link="What comes out at night?"]
[linkto="supernatural"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="bears"]

"Bears are seldom seen, but they are big and powerful.

 It I have heard that the best defence is to lie down as
 if dead, for bears eat only live prey.  It is also said
 that they like honey."

[link="Tell me about the snakes."]
[linkto="snakes"]
[link="Tell me about the wolves."]
[linkto="wolves"]
[link="Tell me about the other creatures."]
[linkto="forestc3"]
[link="What comes out at night?"]
[linkto="supernatural"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



[page="wolves"]

"Aye, there are woolves that lurk in the forest, but
 throughout the Land there are three kinds of woolf.
 
 There are those which are hairy on the outside, they are
 the true woolves.  They eat our livestock, yet still they
 are God's creatures, sent by Him to test us, and save us
 from the sin of complacency."


[link="What other kinds of wolf are there?"]
[linkto="wolves2"]
[link="Tell me about the snakes."]
[linkto="snakes"]
[link="Tell me about the bears."]
[linkto="bears"]
[link="Tell me about the other creatures."]
[linkto="forestc3"]
[link="What comes out at night?"]
[linkto="supernatural"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="wolves2"]

"There are the woolves which are hairy on the inside.
 They could look like you or I, with but a few subtle
 differences.
 
 They are men, cursed by God and doomed to wander between
 the realms of man and beast, never able to settle in
 either one nor the other.

 But in the far east, in the realms of the Dark One lives
 a third kind of woolf.  In the mountains where the land
 meets the Great Desert, lie the dark woolves that
 worship Satan Himself!"

[link="That's stupid.. Wolves can't worship Satan!"]
[linkto="wolves2a"]
[link="Tell me about the snakes."]
[linkto="snakes"]
[link="Tell me about the bears."]
[linkto="bears"]
[link="Tell me about the other creatures."]
[linkto="forestc3"]
[link="What comes out at night?"]
[linkto="supernatural"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="wolves2a"]

"No, normal woolves cannot worship anyone.. but the dark
 woolves of the east are no ordinary woolves.
 
 It is said that in exchange for their worship, the Dark
 One gave them the power to speak, and act as men do!

 Those who have seen them claim they can work iron, and
 can summon fire and brimstone to consume their foes!"

[link="Tell me about the snakes."]
[linkto="snakes"]
[link="Tell me about the bears."]
[linkto="bears"]
[link="Tell me about the other creatures."]
[linkto="forestc3"]
[link="What comes out at night?"]
[linkto="supernatural"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



-- food creatures --


[page="forestc3"]

"There are brown grouse and chickens in the forest, but
 I not much care for those.. little challenge in hunting
 them.  I do not hunt the black grouse, for it is
 forbidden by the LORD, and beside they have the power to
 slay men using the black arts!

 If you would hunt fowl, there is a useful text about
 them by Polak the Younger.  The Abbey at New Cricklade
 should have a copy.
 
 I can also tell you about the deer and pigs."

[link="Tell me about the pigs."]
[linkto="pigs"]
[link="Tell me about the deer."]
[linkto="deer"]
[link="Tell me about the dangerous creatures."]
[linkto="forestc2"]
[link="What comes out at night?"]
[linkto="supernatural"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



[page="pigs"]

"The pigs are grey and vicious.  Their tusks can be very
 unforgiving.  But the pigs can be used in all kinds of
 stews and roasts if you are able to slay them."


[link="Tell me about the dangeous creatures."]
[linkto="forestc2"]
[link="Tell me about the deer."]
[linkto="deer"]
[link="What comes out at night?"]
[linkto="supernatural"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="deer"]

"Deer are good for eating.  But they do belong to the
 King and it is not truly permitted to kill them.

 I have heard that Deer can kill snakes with the power
 of their breath, and by eating them, become young again.

 Some day, by the grace of God I hope to see this
 happen."

[link="Tell me about the dangeous creatures."]
[linkto="forestc2"]
[link="Tell me about the pigs."]
[linkto="pigs"]
[link="What comes out at night?"]
[linkto="supernatural"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



----- Supernatural Things -----

[page="supernatural"]

"Aside from the imps and devils of the Evil One, there
 are also the Little People.  Some of them do worship the
 Trinity, others have their own beliefs.

 Many of them can work magics and can be dangerous if
 angered.

 And at night, I have seen the black grouse dance for
 their dark master and do heathen acts of witchcraft!"

[link="Tell me about the creatures of darkness."]
[linkto="darkness"]
[link="Tell me of the wild beasts."]
[linkto="forestc2"]
[link="Tell me about the birds and deer."]
[linkto="forestc3"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



----- Darkness -----

[page="darkness"]
[page="#808080"]
He looks at you with a suspicious eye.
[page="#ffffff"]

"Why this keen interest in the creatures of Satan?
 They are Evil, is that not enough?"

[link="Tell me of the wild beasts."]
[linkto="forestc2"]
[link="Tell me about the birds and deer."]
[linkto="forestc3"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


------- bye -------

[page="bye"]

"God be with you."

[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]


