THE AMULET OF DARATH

(Zenobi Software)



In the dark and troubles times, brought upon by

Paralax and his evil minions, there was little

cause for jollity and mirth and the ancient art

of "story-telling" had almost become a thing of

the past ... confined to dark, dusty corners of

taverns that littered the land and practiced by

those why had grown too old and feeble to trouble

the enemy with the strength of their sword-arm.



Such a person was old Tam, a traveller from the

north, who was often to he found in some dusty

tavern recounting his tales and quaffing vast

amounts of foaming mead. The tales, at first

just entertaining, become more exaggerated as

the level in mead tankard dropped and most folk

had long since treated his stories with more than

a touch of trepidation and disbelief. However one

of his tales did cause more than a flicker of

interest in any who heard it ... this was the

story about the guest of Zachra and their search

for the two pieces of the AMULET OF DARATH.



"... it was said that the amulet held the ultimate power and that once it had been

returned to the hands of the king and once more joined as one, then Paralax and his vile

supporters would return to whence they came and the land of Erutnevda should become the

place of happiness and peace it had been in the past. Failure could only result in one

certain thing ... total destruction at the hands of Paralax!". With this old Tam raised

his tankard to his lips, draining it dry, and then cast a soulful eye in the direction

of the meagre gathering who had listened to his tale ... more in hope of a refill than

of artistic appraisal. When none was forthcoming, he raised his weary body to a standing

posture and turning slowly, headed for the door.



SPECTRUM 48K/128K+2

NOTES

The following are some useful commands ...

SAVE, LOAD, RAMSAVE, RAMLOAD - To keep a record of your game position and progress.

BRIEF, VERBOSE               - To choose which type of location description you wish.

EXITS ON or EXITS OFF        - To choose whether to display the available exits or not.

SPELLS                       - To display what spells Zachra possesses at the time.



Your task is a simple one ... assist Zachra to locate the two pieces of the amulet before

Paralax can find them. Fail and the land off Erutnevda would perish ... succeed and the

trusty innkeeper will give you a horse with which to return to Darath. Either way the

choice is upon your head.

