Chapter 2: The Hope of the Earth

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[In the library, a new page has appeared in the book:]

Even the fearsome Lich was once human. They say he was a member of the forest tribe, a curious sort of people with a tradition of masking their faces. They only reveal themselves to their most intimate acquaintanes, you see. When he was a man, the Lich was in love with the prettiest,

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[bitingcynicism]

[I am good at listening. And inspecting.]

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[If you stand at the lip at the new hole in the ground, you can hear a voice:]

They've seen my face ... my face ... !

[do you venture below?]

[bitingcynicism]

[Do you really have to ask? Gun out.]

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[The fading light of the evening filters through the hole above. You're now standing in a square chamber. There are two exits: one straight ahead of you, and one to your right.

A moogle stands in one corner of the room, in the other there is an overturned terracotta pot.]

[bitingcynicism]

[How about we check that pot for clues as to who's been down here?]

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[The clay pot has the name "Chuck" scratched into its side. Chuck apparently grew too big for his home, as there are two root-shaped holes coming from the other side.]

[bitingcynicism]

[Turns to the moogle]

Where's the plant? And where's its owner?

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Oh, Chuck? He was getting too big to be a mog-houseplant, so I tossed him outside, kupo.

[bitingcynicism]

So who was the one I heard earlier?

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The monster who's been keeping me up all night, kupo! He's scary, and causes such a racket! I wish someone would get rid of him.

[bitingcynicism]

A monster?

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[he nods]

The Lich, kupo.

[bitingcynicism]

[Don't like the sound of that. Heading straight.]

I'll find out.

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[You enter a narrow, curving hallway.

To your right, the words THEY HAVE SEEN MY FACE are scratched into the wall.]

[bitingcynicism]

[Passing by that and continuing.]

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[There's an alcove to your left. It looks to be a tomb.]