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               A GUIDE TO MISHRA'S MOUNTAIN, AND DOMINA

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                            POST ICE AGE



Welcome to the land of Dominia! Some people come to admire the awesome
sight of the fire-rings  that  protect the Guardians, on the mountainside.   
Some (like me) come looking for work.  But others come for quite a 
different reason.

These people seek to be students of DOMINA and to master 
the power of the LAND and its MANA. Although an arduous task lies ahead, 
wizards from many walks in life do come, hoping that they too will be able 
to harness the incredible magical potency of DOMINA, as few have done 
successfully before, such as Mishra and Ursa.
                    
SNOW RAVEN, the spirit of the land of Dominia, the source of all MANA, 
is somewhat amused by these strivings.  He tolerates the folly of 
humanity, for reasons of his own.  Perhaps, in his majesty, he seeks
diversion by  observing  the effects of one's Free Will.  Who can say?  
Nevertheless, he allows the struggle for DOMINIA to continue.

If you, too, seek to climb the Mountain and learn the secrets taught 
by the Guardians, you will have to learn to cope with the following:

(1)  SNOW RAVEN'S patience 
(2)  The Guardians 
(3)  Manna
(4)  Sorcery level
(5)  OTHER wizards!



I will explain further ...

SNOW RAVEN is patient, but he will not tolerate the slow-to-learn, 
or those who squander their magical energy.

Furthermore, the Guardians will not accept you, if you can not answer  
their questions.  They wish to ensure that only the most
intelligent benefit from their Ancient Teachings.


You must also keep track of your Mana.  

Mana is the source of Magical Energy, drawn from the Land.  
If you run out of Manna, you will not be able to cast spells.

The goal of all this is to improve your Sorcery Level.   
The higher you go, the more Mana you control, and the greater number 
of spells available to you.

There will be obstacles in your path. You will be battling against 
other wizards, who are ALSO attempting conquer Domina.  They will
use their powers and their wiles in anyway they can.  You must be 
both clever and diplomatic, as you plan your rise to power.

Your chief resource is your mind.  You will need to use your  
intelligence and wit to stay in the fight.  You can't
bribe SNOW RAVEN, he has no need for gold.



Of course, you CAN bribe me!  As SERVANT TO SNOW RAVEN,  I'm in a good
position to ask SNOW RAVEN to grant you some extra Mana.   If you need some,
my rate is 3 cents a point.   Write to me, care of this system!

I should tell you, though, that the maximum  Mana level of a wizard is:

      ( Sorcery Level + 1 ) * 50

Bear that in mind, because I won't refund the difference.


I hope you enjoy life in Domina.  
May you achieve all you wish, 
and become as powerful
as Mishra and Ursa once were!!!!!!!


------ Map Of  MISHRA'S MOUNTAIN ------   MESSAGE BASE INFORMATION 
.......................................   For SEND and READ Spells 
                                    500   
 _/\_                               475   The Enlightend and Empowered
/    \     M                        450         Levels 300 to 500
      \     I     M                 425         Highest Comm Band
       \     S      O               400   
        \     H       U             375   
The      \_    R        N           350   
Dominian   \_   A         T         325   
Peak         \_  '          A       300  Bandwidth                  Levels  
is at Level    \  S           I     275  The Travelers of The Land (100-299)  
 500 Hundred    \               N   250
                 \                  225
                  \_                200
                    \               175
                     \_             150
                       \_           125  Bandwidth                 Levels  
                         \_         100  The Initiates of Domina ( 16 - 99 )  
                           \__       75
                              \___   50  Bandwidth             Levels
                                  \__15  The Lunitic Frindge ( 1 - 15 )
                                      \_________________________________
Level 0 - The Crowds at the Base Portal - Lowest Comm Bandwidth
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