Without warning, Anonymous figure stabs you from behind! This saddle of relatively open land stretches between low mountains. Though this is part of the White Mountains, it is not nearly as high as the bulk of the mountain range to the south. Snow lingers on in shady patches, but the cold is not nearly as bad as in the true mountain passes. From here you have a clear view down onto the battlefield in the valley. This is a good place to put a lookout. The sky is black and the stars shine down brightly. The sky is brilliantly clear. The only obvious exits are north, east and northwest. An anonymous figure Pallasch the dunedain Crime Lord (Demonic) Corpse of Lookout HP:164 EP:170> Pallasch chats with his party. Anonymous figure blasts you into tomorrow! You are too busy to make an attack! The lip of a mountain saddle(w, se, e and ne) Corpse of Lookout Pallasch enters. HP:122 EP:170> At the high point of the valley(n, e and sw) A huge black raven watches you with beady eyes Pallasch enters. You hear a footstep nearby. HP:122 EP:170> At a natural chokepoint(se and ne) A curious ringshield [2] Pallasch enters. HP:122 EP:170> Anonymous figure pulverizes you into ground lamb! You miss someone. Without warning, Anonymous figure stabs you from behind! Without warning, Pallasch stabs you from behind! Pallasch MANGLES you with MULTIPLE BLOWS to the body!! Anonymous figure slashes you creating a silent blast of light! Anonymous figure MANGLES you with MULTIPLE BLOWS to the body!! You are too busy to make an attack! You scramble up the side of the boulder. A ridge-top trail(ne and s) A huge black raven watches you with beady eyes HP:36 EP:170> What? HP:36 EP:170> You attempt to step into the background, but fail to conceal yourself. HP:36 EP:155> You fade into the background, an anonymous and nameless member of society, invisible to all but the most diligent of observers. HP:36 EP:115> Pallasch climbs up onto the ridge.