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‘Well, well, well, what have we here, friends?’ asks the old man. He seems to be talking to someone next to him, although you are certain he is alone. ‘Looks like a washed up adventurer to me!’ he says in answer to his own question, ‘all wet and out of luck.’

He carries on having a conversation – a conversation that quickly turns into a heated debate. He is clearly quite mad.

‘Excuse me, umm, EXCUSE ME!,’ you shout above the hubbub in an attempt to grab the old man’s attention. He stops and stares at you.‘Is this the Isle of the Druids?’ you ask impatiently.

‘Indeed it is,’ says the old man, ‘I see that you are from a far land so it is up to me to welcome you to Harkuna. But I think you may have much to do here as it is written in the stars that someone like you would come. Your destiny awaits you! Follow me, young adventurer.’

The old man turns smartly about and begins walking up a path towards some hills. You can just see some sort of monolithic stone structure atop one of them.

‘Come on, come on, I’ll show you the Gates of the World,’ the old man babbles.

Follow him turn to 192
Explore the coast turn to 128
Head into the nearby forest turn to 257