You are standing just outside a cave entrance.  The old limbs of a
large tree hang down in front of you; you think this tree may be more
ancient than all of Mirkwood Forest.  The grass has been cut short, and
a gentle path leads into the cave.
The old forest road continues south.
The sun shines brightly in the eastern sky.
The sky is brilliantly clear.
    The only obvious exits are southwest, west, cave, east, south, north
and southeast.
 Ildar Mithrilhead the sindar Archmage (Villainous)
 Belgarak von Swihn the dunedain Deathmaster (Demonic)
 A swift hawk
 An old engraved key
 A brand (burned out)
 A signpost
HP:201 EP:217 Ildar counters your spell!
Your spell is aborted!
Ildar misses you.
You miss Belgarak.
Belgarak chops you.
ty
You start casting lightning.
HP:190 EP:217 Ildar counters your spell!
Your spell is aborted!
Ildar misses you.
You miss Belgarak.
Belgarak misses you.
shape all
Belgarak is in average shape.
Ildar is in good shape.
HP:190 EP:217 sigh
You sigh.
HP:190 EP:217 Ildar misses you.
You hit Belgarak with the flat of the blade.
Belgarak misses you.
HP:190 EP:217 Ildar hits you very hard, leaving severed body parts!
You miss Belgarak.
Belgarak cuts your arm, leaving several bruises.
HP:169 EP:218 Ildar chops you.
You slice Belgarak cleanly.
Belgarak misses you.
You notice Belgarak sizing you up.
Ildar misses you.
You stab Belgarak in the abdomen.
Belgarak misses you.
HP:160 EP:218 Ildar misses you.
You miss Belgarak.
Belgarak misses you.
HP:160 EP:218 duh
Ildar laughs out loud.
Ildar misses you.
You miss Belgarak.
Belgarak misses you.
You roll your eyes and say "Well, DUH!".
HP:160 EP:218 Ildar chops you.
You miss Belgarak.
Belgarak misses you.
HP:150 EP:218 Ildar misses you.
You miss Belgarak.
Belgarak chops you.
ty
You start casting lightning.
HP:137 EP:218 Ildar misses you.
You are still casting your spell.
The air charges with electricity!
Belgarak misses you.
Belgarak hehs.
Ildar misses you.
You are still casting your spell.
The air charges with electricity!
Belgarak misses you.
Ildar tried to abort your spell, but failed.
Ildar cuts your arm, leaving several bruises.
You are still casting your spell.
The air charges with electricity!
Belgarak misses you.
Ildar tried to abort your spell, but failed.
Ildar tried to abort your spell, but failed.
Ildar misses you.
You are still casting your spell.
    You feel energy flow through you in an ecstatic wave, and 
you call lightning from out of nowhere.
Lightning crackles around you, but does not harm you.
Ildar ignores your lightning.
You call lightning down upon Belgarak!
You call lightning down upon Hawk! -------NOOO HAWKY!!!L
You killed Belgarak.
Belgarak has died.
You killed Hawk.
Hawk has died.