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<TEXT>:Your armor clatters on stone as you sit on the temple floor, tired but exhilarated at your fresh victory.  Under the grime and soot that coats your skin and armor few would recognize the youth who set off in search of adventure through the Dungeon Gate.  Truly, you could no longer be called a youth, not after your time venturing into the darkness—your steel gaze speaks to the darkness that has followed you back.
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<TEXT>:And so, when the Traveler arrives, speaking of a test within the Temple of Fate, available to only the most dedicated of champions, you stand, confident that whatever spoils lie beyond the swirling portal will soon be yours.  You are the hero of Grove, the Guardian of Fate—evil trembles at your every step.\n\nIt does not occur to you to question the motives of the snake-haired Traveller, weaving tales of a Chamber of Trials in which to prove your mettle.  It is only natural that such a test would come to one as accomplished as you.  So it is with confidence that you step forward, ready to face the challenges ahead.
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<TEXT>:You are not the only traveler drawn to the beckoning void of the portal — you are joined at the nether gate by three strangers... an Orcish warrior, seeking to claim his warrior heritage; an envoy from the ornate fortresses of the Shadow Elves, hungry for the powers of the arcane; and a Cogger engineer, red-faced from the volcanic forges, hunting for remnants of the lost sciences.\n\nThe portal is dark, reflective, and as you approach the chill breeze issuing forth gives you pause.  Your actions are mirrored by the image on the other side, but . . . the eyes.  The eyes have a malice you have known only in the heat of battle, a cruel stare you recognize but have resisted at every turn.  Your companions, too, see the shadows that lie beyond.  They have their own threats to face; their inner savagery, fiercest greed, and deepest obsession. You advance through the portal together, though you must face the shadows alone - what lies beyond is no common threat, no clear villain. The darkness you face is your own.
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