you reply. “Show your real self!” The room is filled with screeching as the woman leaps up at you. Her mouth opens revealing her razor-sharp teeth – she is a ghoul! Your sword flashes in the light as you plunge it into the creature’s body. The ghoul gives one last high-pitched shriek and decomposes before your eyes. You hear a noise from an adjoining room. You hurry through to find an old man lying on the floor. He is bleeding from a deep wound to his neck. The ghoul’s work, you think and help him to sit. “You are the Spellcaster?” you ask. The man nods and you tell him of your quest to seek out the Blind Man of the Lost Temple of the Desert. In answer, he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a small, circular device. “This is an astrolabe. It will guide you to the Lost Temple if you trust it.” He hands it to you. “You must also remember that ‘fire’ is the answer.” Before you can ask what he means, the Spellcaster speaks again. “The ghoul’s touch has cursed me – you must stop me turning…”
